Ravendale House

Today I sowed my peas, 69 in all with the hope of getting 64. They’re now in the conservatory with the broad beans.

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Today I had planned to sow my peas, but instead I decided to plant my onion sets.

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Today I sowed some tomato and broad bean seeds, the weather, after a bright start isn’t fit to do much else as it is cold and very windy and now it’s just started snowing!

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Good news, the red and white fuchsia cuttings that looked dead on their feet yesterday, are looking perky and interested again today.

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I’ve been checking on the seeds I sowed on the 26th and the news is not good. The lupins are romping on, and the mixed perennials are showing willing, the spring onions are struggling, but there is no sign whatsoever of the lobelias.

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A few weeks ago (19.02.09) I wrote about receiving lots of parcels and then went on to talk about the telescopic hedge-trimmer (25.02.09). In doing so I didn’t quite tell the whole story. Now I can, and here it is.

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Across the far side of the field we have a ditch that separates our land from our neighbours. Growing out of the far side of this ditch is an old tree. I don’t know what kind it is but it’s gradually falling down on to our side of the boundary.

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Not a very nice day today, so I stayed indoors and took some fuchsia cuttings. I’ve been threatening to do it for days and now I have.

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Last night there was quite a sharp frost, the first one in what seems like ages. Thankfully all my new little plants and seedlings are tucked up warm in the conservatory. Well ‘warmish’ at least, as it isn’t heated. They all seem to be doing very well.

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We love tomatoes and always make sure we grow plenty each year. There is no finer taste than a home grown tomato eaten straight from the plant at it’s natural temperature.

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