This is, I guess, the result of leaving them in the ground too long. Rocket (1st early) should have been harvested early to mid-June but I only got around to it yesterday. Not even a big crop and then I had to throw 80% away. Live & learn, live & learn. Ugh!!
Here’s an update to the planned planting I detailed back in early February. A bit of a mix really but it’s fair to say that not everything has gone according to plan . . . You may recall I had two planting areas planned. A garden patch, and my allotment. So far so good First… Read More »
Hold fast peeps and keep your seeds dry. For now. Though tempted, and more than ready, I am going to leave it a week or two before I make a start. I have lost too many seeds in the past few years because I just couldn’t wait, and I guess the cold conditions prevented them… Read More »
Winter is the time for us allotmenteers to sit back, relax, but most importantly, plan. So we’re told. Saw this interesting article in the newspaper that is worth a look (click right) if only to try to ‘connect’ to this seemingly dormant period of the growing season. And a neat video I found via the National… Read More »
So, I usually start my runner beans off in trays in my south-facing back garden. But this year, hardly any have come through. Have I watered too much, or not enough? Are my beans ‘old’? Do bean seeds (or any seeds) have a lifespan after which they aren’t any good? I truly don’t know but… Read More »