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”
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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…”
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