Some of my strawberry plants needed replacing, they were in their fourth year of fruiting and the yield was much less this year. Throughout summer the plants threw out lots of runners so I potted them up to be the replacements rather than buying new plants. This is how I did it: Fill 3in pots with compost Select [...]
All posts for the month September, 2010
Propagating Strawberries
Posted by Karen on September 28, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/strawberry-runners/
Poor Pumpkin
I decided a little late in the year to try growing Pumpkins, something I have wanted to try for a while but concerned as usual that there would not be enough space. After a lot of mumbling and frowning I did a last-minute sowing of Racer that produced 2 strong plants, I then planted these in an unused patch of weedy ground, and [...]
Posted by Karen on September 23, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/poor-pumpkin/
Beautiful Sweetcorn
Nothing beats the taste of fresh sweetcorn cobs cooked immediately after harvesting, for this reason Sweetcorn will always have a slot in my vegetable garden. I also enjoy growing Sweetcorn because I think the plants are beautiful, they add height and visual interest to the vegetable garden as well as sound, rustling in the breeze. After I [...]
Posted by Karen on September 21, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/beautiful-sweetcorn/
Leeks
I planted my very first Leek seedlings in May and was fascinated by the way they are just dropped into holes and pretty much left to get on with it. It did seem very alien to me planting this way and to be honest I didn’t really know what to expect, but here we are in [...]
Posted by Karen on September 19, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/leeks/
Purple Haze Carrots
Back in May I had a bash at growing a new type of carrot for me, Purple Haze. As the name suggests, it is indeed a purple skinned carrot with an orange centre. The long thick roots have a vivid colour, I am pleased with the end result. They are best eaten raw (although you can cook them) [...]
Posted by Karen on September 15, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/purple-haze-carrots/
Little Hen Rescue Appeal for Homes
Little Hen Rescue is a Norfolk based poultry rescue, rescuing and re-homing battery hens, barn hens and other types of poultry including turkeys, geese and ducks. Little Hen Rescue currently have a large number of ex battery hens waiting for good homes, the space is needed to be able to carry out further planned rescues. Could you offer a pet [...]
Posted by Karen on September 15, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/little-hen-rescue-appeal-for-homes/
Overwintering Crops
After the 2009 autumn harvest nothing but bare earth was left in the veg beds, basically I didn’t plan that particular growing season very well. Apart from being bored from lack of things to do, I was disappointed that the vegetable garden was not being given the chance to be used to its full potential. This year I have attempted to [...]
Posted by Karen on September 13, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/overwintering-crops/
Another Loss
This morning Auntie Marge passed away, she developed a mass on her side and went downhill very suddenly. She was a sorry-looking soul when she first arrived here from the battery farm but she soon feathered up, becoming quite the greedy character. She adored her food and often took herself to bed with a crop fit to burst! So [...]
Posted by Karen on September 11, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/another-loss/
It’s Never Long Enough
Since my last post (which was quite some time ago) I have sadly lost 2 further hens, my beloved Hope and then Chrissie. Hope developed egg yolk peritonitis and went down hill very suddenly while Chrissie (who had battled so long with a mass in her abdomen) lost her long fight – and what a [...]
Posted by Karen on September 9, 2010
http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/its-never-long-enough/
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