1 July 2009 TROUBLE WITH THE GARLIC I lifted the garlic late this afternoon. It’s the second big harvest of the season to come in, after shallots on the Solstice, and I’m more than a little worried. Usually ripe garlic is firm of bulb and deliciously aromatic. Alas, not this year. The bulbs are all [...]
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1 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman TROUBLE WITH THE GARLIC
Wednesday, July 1st, 200922 June 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman GARDEN MOTHS COUNTDOWN
Monday, June 22nd, 200922 June 2009 GARDEN MOTHS COUNTDOWN Marion from Gillingham & Shaftesbury U3A came over this evening and set up a moth trap in the back garden. Don’t panic! It’s a harmless illuminated box which attracts night flying moths and retains them hidden amongst empty egg boxes. We then come along in the morning when most [...]
Read More »13 June 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman CAULIFLOWER HEAVEN
Saturday, June 13th, 200913 June 2009 CAULIFLOWER HEAVEN Now size isn’t everything but tonight I’ve given myself a little thrill. Even Mrs Nails can’t believe it. Out of the garden has been produced an Andes cauliflower which I have to say is the best I’ve ever grown. It’s vital statistics, and this is only the pure white curd* [...]
Read More »28 May 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman A MORNING AFTER RAIN, PAINTED LADY SUMMER
Thursday, May 28th, 200928 May 2009 A MORNING AFTER RAIN What a lovely change from recent weeks to rise and shine on the morning after a day of rain. Plants are looking better for it; greener, lusher, more full of the sap that flows and translocates the stuff of life. The air feels fresher. Activity on the plot [...]
Read More »2 May 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman MUCH MALIGNED SHARKS OF THE VEG PATCH, STALL AT THE FOOD FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 2nd, 20092 May 2009 MUCH MALIGNED SHARKS OF THE VEG PATCH I’ve seen my first wasp of the year this morning. Whilst sitting up the end amongst my fruit trees, in a pocket set aside for nature, the golden-yellow predator was moving with precise deliberation amongst a thick fringe of nettles which soften the junction of [...]
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