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Blogger tradgardmastare said...

Great plan! I am already chitting potatoes and tidying the garden towards growing produce. Seed compost arrived today. I look forward to seeing how you proceed.

20 March 2020 at 15:38

Blogger Steve J. said...

My potatoes chitting too but too cold and wet to go in the ground yet. I grow them in buckets as well so trip to B&Q tomorrow to buy compost.

20 March 2020 at 16:10

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks chaps. I have also been looking at seed potatoes. I am a relatively novice gardener; if I can grow stuff, then anyone can!

20 March 2020 at 17:49

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Buckets! Now there's an idea. :-) I have a couple of huge reinforced cardboard boxes that I am planning to turn into temporary planters, might try them with potatoes...

20 March 2020 at 17:51

Blogger Matt Crump said...

Good luck with that...but remember there is no food shortage. It is just being stored in peoples kitchens rather than in shops.

20 March 2020 at 18:57

Blogger BigRedBat said...

I think it's pretty likely that there won't be as much fresh food about as in a normal year. If there is, well it's no problem, I can always compost the surplus.

20 March 2020 at 19:17

Blogger David said...

Keeps you fit! No doubt it will taste better as well.

21 March 2020 at 06:44

Blogger Prufrock said...

Good plan, BRB!

21 March 2020 at 11:04

Blogger Bluewillow said...

Good plan, it is always good to grow your own food anyway, best of luck with the project it is very satisfying to grow your own crops.

I prepared two beds on Wednesday and Thursday, turned the compost, trimmed the fruit trees (three cherry, two plumb and a pomme sauvage, and have quite a few vegetables in the seeding pots ready for planting after the 24th March (rising moon) onions, potatos, capsicum, tomatoes, cucumber. New seeds go in before the 1st of April, possibly lettuce if the weather remains fine, ready for planting the next crop, and I continue with the moon phases for the rest of the year.

Last year we made over 80 jars of Jam and 40 jars of preserves, gave a lot away, planning on making more pasata this year and pickled goods this year as we are almost out. Although we have a lot of plum Jam left, and pickled onions which I cooked with today!

Cheers
Matt
French Wargame Holidays

21 March 2020 at 13:48

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thansk chaps!

Mi Matt, that sounds like proper gardening! I have some fruit trees, too, plan to look into them once the new beds are ready. Passata is an interesting idea, might have a go, here, if we have a tomato surplus. Best, Simon

21 March 2020 at 14:29

Blogger ICM said...

I am in awe of you gardeners; everything I touch dies shortly afterwards. That saaid, I too am putting a planter together for herbs and I've just come off the hill where I foraged my first harvest of wild garlic. Think pesto; wild garlic butter; soups; and flowers in salads. Then do some painting!

Ian

21 March 2020 at 16:30

Blogger Paul Scrivens-Smith said...

A very sensible and useful terrain feature. I'll have to stick to tomatoes and peppers in pots on our balcony.

21 March 2020 at 18:54

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Hi Paul, I'm currently working on a two-box feature at the far end of the garden. :-)

21 March 2020 at 19:21

Blogger diakwargame.blogspot.com said...

Cool Elephants!

22 March 2020 at 00:23

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