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Quick Mid May update ( mainly pictures )

Posted on May 16, 2010 by daveyboi

I bought an Apollo Tomato house from Screwfix to see if I can get a blight free crop this year for a change. It seemed quite a good structure at first but I soon was thinking what happens when it rains with the flat roof construction. Continue reading →

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More notes from my diary about the Veggie Patch

Posted on March 30, 2010 by daveyboi

I decided to pot on the tomato plants into 3 1/2” pots. Germination has been as follows; Bejbino 9 out of 9, Maskotka 5 out of 6 and the trial Koralik 3 out of 6 sown. I decided that the Whippersnapper were not quite big enough yet to pot on though. Continue reading →

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Germination of the first sowings of the year.

Posted on March 22, 2010 by daveyboi

The first signs of germination was one of the tomatoes on the 16th. On the 18th the first of the whippersnapper tomatoes appeared along with some of the cabbage and lettuces. Continue reading →

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Start of another year in the Veggie Patch

Posted on March 14, 2010 by daveyboi

It is the end of February and after all the snow this winter there is still no signs of the weather warming up at all.
Now we are into March and the weather is still wet and cold and the outlook is not for much change in the near future. I have decided to buy an electric window sill propagator Continue reading →

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Disease hits the tomatoes for the second year.

Posted on August 16, 2009 by daveyboi

Monday morning and I discover the Alicante tomatoes have blossom end rot. After researching on the internet it seems likely adding a little garden lime might help so watered a bit in to the compost in the evening. Continue reading →

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Bejbino Tomatoes are beginning to ripen at last.

Posted on August 9, 2009 by daveyboi

Last week I showed a picture of the Bejbino tomatoes beginning to change colour. On Monday after a day of sunshine I was able to pick the first two. They did not make it from the veggie patch though I could not withstand the temptation to try them. I found them a very sweet tasting tomato… Continue reading →

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The veggie patch is producing like mad now.

Posted on August 2, 2009 by daveyboi

When I got home I picked about thirty pea pods for my evening meal. There is something therapeutic about shelling peas I find. After the meal I decided to deal with the excess of courgettes and made a couple of jars of courgette and ginger jam. Continue reading →

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Cheeky Mouse adds insult to injury!

Posted on June 28, 2009 by daveyboi

On Monday I found seven strawberries ready to be picked that the mouse must of missed. However on Tuesday the cheeky mouse had found another ripe one and to add insult to injury had dragged it on top of the mouse trap to eat it!! Continue reading →

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Planting out and Potting On !

Posted on May 24, 2009 by daveyboi

Potting on the tomatoes. Just to remind you this year I am trying two new varieties to me as well as the Alicante I grew last year. They are both cherry tomatoes and are Sweet Milton and Bejbino Continue reading →

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