Ravendale House

So there we are, I’ve said it. 2010 is officially my worst gardening year ever.

(more…)

Today I cleared the last of the tomatoes out of the conservatory and brushed it out ready for it’s annual clean with Jeyes fluid.

(more…)

I decided to dig up my white onions today. The tops were dead or dying, so it seemed like the right time. What a disappointment.

(more…)

Today I dug up about half of the first of my potato beds, Aron Pilot. Results were a bit variable in size, but in total I got 15lbs 12oz, which isn’t bad for a start.

(more…)

What a disaster. Only 2 days ago I was thinking how well my cauliflowers were doing. Yesterday when I looked they were like umbrella skeletons, no leaves left at all. I’m so upset.

(more…)

Sweetcorn is such an amazing crop to grow. I sowed 33 seeds on Thursday and by yesterday morning 9 had germinated. This morning there were 26.

(more…)

It’s now almost a week since the plug plants arrived, and to be honest the jury’s still out. The begonias certainly look better than they did, but neither they nor the geraniums have done much in the way of growing. Perhaps I should just be glad they’re still alive.

(more…)

Today was a typical Easter Sunday, grey and damp with tomorrow’s forecast being little better. Good old Bank Holiday weather, along with death and taxes, it’s just about the only thing you can rely on.

(more…)

Frantic bitter lemon drinking and a rummage in the dark recesses of the garage have provided some more Schweppes cloches, so today I planted out 12 cauliflowers. My idea is to leave them about a week so their roots can get established and them I’ll remove the cloches and cross my (green) fingers, as they certainly are a bit wimpy looking.

(more…)

Today it has been very windy, and the morning was a bit of a wash-out, but the sun shone this afternoon, so I took the opportunity to relocate all the turf off-cuts from Wednesdays exertions.

(more…)