30 June 2009 HOTTER THAN JULY There is so much to and so little time to do it – that’s how I feel now as July beckons. This will be a hectic month both in the veg patch and elsewhere. Second Early spud’s will be in full swing, successively sown broad beans still producing fat [...]
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30 June 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman HOTTER THAN JULY
Tuesday, June 30th, 200924 June 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman NEARLY 1PM ON A HOT DAY, AN HOUR HARVESTING, NO MEAT & SIX VEG
Wednesday, June 24th, 200924 June 2009 NEARLY 1PM ON A HOT DAY Coming back from town I met an old boy who lives not far away. “Aye, aye!” I hollered, “You alright then?” “Think so,” he replied, “Why? Don’t I look it?” We chatted at the entrance to our back passage in the full heat of the half-past [...]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 200910 March 2009 THE EVERLASTING PEA I spent some time first thing this morning around the back of my shed tending inherited raspberry canes. Having refused to disappear despite repeated digging I have learned to love them instead. Perhaps, fingers crossed, this year I’ll get some fruit. The back of the shed is shaded until [...]
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