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Following the post about absent posters, I thought I would throw in a quick update for anyone who may have mised me!
As you may or may not have read from previous posts, due to a serious difference of opinion between myself and the old bosses son, the wife and myself decided that rather than punch the guy out it would be better for us to change roles until the youngest starts school.
Initially this was fine but I have found myself picking up a lot of commissions for artwork recently so writing about my gardening exploits has had to take a back step, as looking after the house, school runs and cooking as well as allowing time for the art does not leave much time for messing on the computer. However the plus side is that I am finally drawing again and back pursuing what I really love.
So with the decent weekend I have been getting the garden and greenhouse into shape. I moved a red and blackberry which were just planted in the wrong positions, so hopefully beter yields this year. This has then given me the chance to move some additional shrubs about so in a few weeks I'll be able to see the gaps and address them accordingly. The main task however involved cleaning down all my trays and pots for a weekend of sowing this weekend and a good wash down of the greenhouse with ***** fluid and all in time for the rugby.
So this years planting list includes (in addition to a very full seed tin):
Thompson and Morgan
Crimson flowered broad beans
Sungold tomato
Yukon Gold, Harlequin and Pink fir apple potatoes
An assortment of herbs and salad leaves and radish.
Kings
Giant red celery
Detroit white, Golden and Chioggia beetroot
Tender and True parsnip
Oregon Sugar pod mangetout
Rosa di Verona radicchio
Shelleys
New red intermediate carrot ( should I ever get around to getting the pipes to try and grow an exhibition length carrot)
Organic Gardening
Flower sprouts
Yellowstone, White satin, Purple haze carrots.
Yellow Zucchini
DT Brown
San Marzano (for sauces), cream sausages and Bloody butcher tomatoes
Now a lot of this is new but some are tried and tested. The yellowstone and purple haze carrots were the best I have ever tasted along with Tender and True parsnip. However the tomatoes are something a little different to add into my collection of heritage varieties and general hunt for the ultimate tomato salad.
Carch you soon, I now have to make dinner! lol
As you may or may not have read from previous posts, due to a serious difference of opinion between myself and the old bosses son, the wife and myself decided that rather than punch the guy out it would be better for us to change roles until the youngest starts school.
Initially this was fine but I have found myself picking up a lot of commissions for artwork recently so writing about my gardening exploits has had to take a back step, as looking after the house, school runs and cooking as well as allowing time for the art does not leave much time for messing on the computer. However the plus side is that I am finally drawing again and back pursuing what I really love.
So with the decent weekend I have been getting the garden and greenhouse into shape. I moved a red and blackberry which were just planted in the wrong positions, so hopefully beter yields this year. This has then given me the chance to move some additional shrubs about so in a few weeks I'll be able to see the gaps and address them accordingly. The main task however involved cleaning down all my trays and pots for a weekend of sowing this weekend and a good wash down of the greenhouse with ***** fluid and all in time for the rugby.
So this years planting list includes (in addition to a very full seed tin):
Thompson and Morgan
Crimson flowered broad beans
Sungold tomato
Yukon Gold, Harlequin and Pink fir apple potatoes
An assortment of herbs and salad leaves and radish.
Kings
Giant red celery
Detroit white, Golden and Chioggia beetroot
Tender and True parsnip
Oregon Sugar pod mangetout
Rosa di Verona radicchio
Shelleys
New red intermediate carrot ( should I ever get around to getting the pipes to try and grow an exhibition length carrot)
Organic Gardening
Flower sprouts
Yellowstone, White satin, Purple haze carrots.
Yellow Zucchini
DT Brown
San Marzano (for sauces), cream sausages and Bloody butcher tomatoes
Now a lot of this is new but some are tried and tested. The yellowstone and purple haze carrots were the best I have ever tasted along with Tender and True parsnip. However the tomatoes are something a little different to add into my collection of heritage varieties and general hunt for the ultimate tomato salad.
Carch you soon, I now have to make dinner! lol
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