Yesterday I took the plunge and planted out the leek seedlings, they are a first for me so I have no idea how they will do. Leeks are planted out in a slightly different way to other vegetables, I did a bit of swotting up before planting them into their final position. This is how I did it: When [...]
All posts for the month May, 2010
How to Plant Leeks
Posted by Karen on May 27, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/how-to-plant-leeks/
Little Hen Rescue Needs Your Help
Little Hen Rescue are in desperate need of donations. On Saturday one of the 4×4 vehicles and it’s trailer transporting newly rescued ex battery hens was involved in a freak accident resulting in part of the A14 being closed. Many hens sadly died at the scene but there are injured hens that are currently being [...]
Posted by Karen on May 24, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/little-hen-rescue-needs-your-help/
Ex Battery Hens One Year of Freedom
We have another ‘henniversary’ going on here, Becki and Hope, one year out of the cages today. I was a rescue co-ordinator this time last year for Little Hen Rescue and I helped to re-home just under 100 ex battery hens from my garden smallholding. I wasn’t planning on keeping any of the hens for myself, but [...]
Posted by Karen on May 23, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/ex-battery-hens-one-year-of-freedom/
Wigwam and Frame Cane Grips
I made a fab discovery at my local garden centre last weekend – dual purpose cane grips for supporting climbing beans and peas. I already had the circular type cane grip, with slots for canes to create a wigwam, but these particular cane grips have sections that clip together to do just that, or you can separate the sections [...]
Posted by Karen on May 19, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/wigwam-and-frame-cane-grips/
A Judge for the Day – Show Us You’re Green
Recently I was asked to help judge the ‘Show us you’re green’ competition for Best Buy, there were some fantastic entries showing how people can be green and eco-friendly. Congratulations to the winner Sam Standerwick who entered this photo. It shows their approach to being green, composting, using recycled rain water and materials to create a sustainable lifestyle [...]
Posted by Karen on May 18, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/a-judge-for-the-day-show-us-youre-green/
Hit and Miss Gooseberries
I have two Gooseberry bushes, Invicta and Careless. Both have flowered profusely this spring and are now laden with small forming fruits which I will lightly thin towards the end of the month to allow for larger fruits mid summer. Yesterday I noticed some of the fruits on the Careless bush are showing signs of [...]
Posted by Karen on May 16, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/hit-and-miss-gooseberries/
A Sunny Day of Sowing
It’s amazing how a sunny day sowing seeds can lift your spirit. I have been feeling very low since losing Lizzie on Saturday so I dragged myself outside armed with seed packets yesterday and got sowing. I planted up a bed with a few rows of Nantes and Thompson & Morgan Purple Haze carrots, (first time [...]
Posted by Karen on May 11, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/a-sunny-day-of-sowing/
Goodbye Lizzie
I write this post with a heavy heart and great sadness. Lizzie had another vet visit yesterday morning which went well, the vet was very pleased with how her wounds were healing. On the way home she tried to lay an egg which was proving very difficult for her. I had a look at her vent [...]
Posted by Karen on May 9, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/goodbye-lizzie/
Onion Problem
The leaves on a couple of the Setton onion sets were not looking as good or as well-developed as the others in the same bed. On closer inspection it was clear the young bulbs were probably dying so I pulled them to take a closer look. The bulbs were soft and spongy to the touch and [...]
Posted by Karen on May 8, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/onion-problem/
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