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That’s not a veg bed, it’s a pond.

After a couple of years battling with very soggy starts and ends of the growing season, which just batter my veg plants, I decided to build raised beds. I started last year in the large poly tunnel with lovely gravel pathways. This has transformed the swamp into a beautiful growing area. So now to moveContinue reading “That’s not a veg bed, it’s a pond.”

Trying a bit of science

For those of you into your veg growing you will know that covering a veg bed in black membrane for a few weeks before planting can raise the temperature of the bed and give the seeds a better chance of germination. And that putting black containers filled with water in a poly tunnel or greenContinue reading “Trying a bit of science”

Bee…utiful day

Today the sun has been shining and our bees are starting to fly. There favourite flower for the months of March seems to be our hellebores. Whilst doing the end of winter tidy of the short flower border I spotted them buzzing round the flowers having a mid morning snack. Later in the month, onContinue reading “Bee…utiful day”

Propagation preparation.

Now that the large poly tunnel is completed I had the opportunity to set up my propagation area. Just in time as March tends to be a busy sowing month where the seedlings still need some tlc. I have my heated propagators on a shelf below my heated bench. This gives me a range ofContinue reading “Propagation preparation.”

A day of ends…

I love a day which is spent finishing off projects. Today was the completion of the re-covering the poly tunnel project, which just involved raising up the hoops and then tidying up all the mess produced during the work. How is it that so much mess results from these types of jobs. I feel aContinue reading “A day of ends…”

How many fruit trees does an orchard make?

Well as far as I am concerned the answer is 7 as that is how many I have just planted. This includes Bramley Apple, James Grieves Apple, Merryweather Damsons, Czar Plums and William Bon Chretien Pear. I have them spaced out 8m apart, staked and have started organising wire meshing around them to stop theContinue reading “How many fruit trees does an orchard make?”

Putting a new cover on the large poly tunnel

We have been making the most of the nice spring weather to put a new plastic cover or the large poly tunnel. We spent the weekend fitting new base rails and have now started fitting the plastic. Sides and one end done so far, so just one end left to go. Hooray. It was aContinue reading “Putting a new cover on the large poly tunnel”

Transplanting the Dahlia seedlings.

The first set of Dahlia seedlings were transplanted today. I germinated them in my heated propagater, and then moved them onto the heated bench in the large poly tunnel. It is supposed to get cold tonight so I have popped an extra layer of plastic over the top of them to tuck them up forContinue reading “Transplanting the Dahlia seedlings.”

Sowing more flower seeds

With my propagators working well, the tomatoes, chillis and peppers were ready to get moved onto the heated bench in the large poly tunnel. The freed up some space so naturally I had to sow some more seeds. These things just have to be done. I am in the planning stage for building a beeContinue reading “Sowing more flower seeds”

What I have sown so far.

I have hit the growing season like a tornado. I think a very long, cold, snowy winter here in Caithness during a lockdown has given me itchy feet to see some new life emerging. So I dragged out my heated propagators, fired up my grow lamp and broke out the seed packets. So over theContinue reading “What I have sown so far.”