THINNING & PLANTING Now seedlings are popping up in the veg patch the next job is called ‘thinning out’ and involves removing a proportion of the tiny plants. We do this so the remainder have enough room to stretch their leaves and roots without competing with their neighbours. Advice about how much space to afford [...]
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DIRTY NAILS BLOG by Joe Hashman THINNING & PLANTING
Friday, May 21st, 201024 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 [...]
Read More »23 May 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman A BARBEQUE SUMMER, FIRST THINNING OF SWEDES, BEE SWARM
Saturday, May 23rd, 200923 May 2009 A BARBEQUE SUMMER Jim over the yard reckons it’s going to be “a barbeque summer.” No chance of rain, he says, until maybe Monday. Jim loves turnips but I’ve none on the go yet. These members of the cabbage tribe thrive with plenty of moisture. But with water rationed both naturally in [...]
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