the gate is not finished yet, it still needs reinforcement to strengthen the junction of the 2 layers of marine ply
the new smaller shed has similar hand forged fixings for the end door to the gate and a double barn door slider on the wide side in factory black metal(smith made sliders were bad expensive)
i just planted the second half of the green things seeds, japanese and a bit like spicy spinach
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9252 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 25 6:22 pm Post subject:
I rolled back the shading (thin white cotton curtain) in the greenhouse..it was needed in May to stop young plants being scorched, but now it so dull and cold again they need all the light they can get!
We have been very dry and hot this last week. Hoping for rain today; perhaps overnight Saturday to Sunday as there are a lot of things going on today. We have an event at one of the farm shops we supply, and our local village has a show on too. Hoping to visit both, the farm to see what the show is like now and the village as SIL and niece will be there with the hedgehog rescue stall that niece used to run. Someone else took it over when it got too much for her, but they still do fund raising.
12 in places that will be empty over winter, 2 in the tomato potsto designate them as not for tomatoes next year
odd to be planning autumn and spring planting in mid summer but it does make sense
the cucumbers will be replaced with aquadeluce beans to over winter and crop in spring, the roots will continue to fix nitrogen after the beans are eaten and the tops composted
maximum yeild in a small space no dig and organic needs long term thought
re the slimey hoard, i recon it is the smallish pale brown slugs that are eating live plants
they are vulnerable to the nematodes on order
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9252 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 25 11:40 am Post subject:
If planted now, will the harvest be at the end of May before the June deluge?
worth a try as i was hoping it would be cropped before the planting time for delicate plants, if not there are other places for frost sensitive things and summer plantings can be ace for speed from seed to harvest
the japanese leafy thing was up in a week this time, the early one took a month
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9252 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
There are some little round holes in the leaves of my cabbages. Don't think it is slugs, and although the white butterflies have turned up in the garden now, couldn't see any caterpillars or eggs. Must be something else, perhaps flea beetle?
Got a few more blackberries yesterday evening, but not too many. Although we have had some rain wondering if it is going to be like 1976 when things didn't ripen because not enough water rather than not enough sun.
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