Been meaning to pick this for ages, our last lot of rhubarb for the year. Apart from Rhubarb crumble, I never really know what to use it with. Everyone likes rhubarb crumble but there must be more to rhubarb life than just that. The rhubarb bed is now all clear. From some wood that I [...]
Archive for August, 2008
29 Aug
Blackcurrant Bush Pruned
The book says to cut back to two buds at least one third of the bush, plus any extra to reshape. This normally works out to be about three or four branches all together. Pruning is a bit of a scary thing as when you don’t really know what you are doing it feels a [...]
21 Aug
Baby Sunflower Child
This is all unexpected. Tonight I discovered a new small flower on one of the sunflowers which has now flowered and is now looking a bit sad. Halfway down the stem, a new shoot and a baby sunflower child growing off the side.
20 Aug
w18 Amaranthus is focal point
I am really pleased with this Amaranthus stuff. It seems quite robust and during the time now when most plants are past their best, these are still going strong and putting a different focal point onto things.
20 Aug
Plants for dry places from Gardeners World
The front garden is nice with all the wild flowers that we have sown, but this year they did tend to take over a bit. So the plan for next year is “cone shaped” and here is a deal from the BBC Gardeners World magazine that will get it started. These offers, £2.99 a go, [...]
18 Aug
w18 sunflowers are grinning
I suppose these need to be cut down at sometime, save some seed and sort out what to do with the rest. In the meantime, they give off an uneasy grin….
18 Aug
Worms keep chomping on the scraps
I am quite happy with how the worms are going. They are on the second layer and are looking after themselves very well. On the top layer I have a number of cardboard pieces to keep it dark, keep off the rain a bit, and to soak up any extra moisture. It is a lot [...]
17 Aug
w18 Potatoes dug up
The great things about potatoes, you put them in and they sprout. They all look nice and green, and the little white flowers are quite nice. They just sit there doing nothing, not much to do with looking after them, they are just there for ages and ages. Sometimes they die back and it all [...]
15 Aug
w17 We Eat A Chillie
One day it was small, and the next day it more than doubled in size. So we picked it, chopped it up, and sprinkled it on a bowl of Doritos and melted cheese. Yum. Actually, it turned out not to be hot at all so maybe we should have had left it a couple more [...]
11 Aug
w17 Should dig up those potatoes
We don’t know what type of potato they are, but I think now we are in august it is about time we dug these out…
