The lottie came into full production on 06 as the last portion was double dug and planted. The over wintering onions where planted a week ago in the boxes in the green house. They are up already. A bit late but they should be ready in the summer before the Sturon and Red Barons in the autumn.
I have to clean, sterilise and fumigate the greenhouse ready for Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers as well as all the seed trays of vegetables. I have to sort out another shelf and a staging and tackle the accumulation of pots and trays under the staging from last year. I am under strict instruction from "she who must be obeyed" that I am not to evict any Frogs, Toads or Newts. So I get a feeling the cleaning will have to wait until the Spring proper.
I have promised myself that I will get the continuity going so that I can have something growing and cropping through the winter. Onions, Sprouts, Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli and Swedes are all candidates as well as getting such things as Broad Beans. Beans tend to over wintered for a head start in the spring . I also need to address storage. I have the space in the shed but the method is the issue. I think I need to read some books from Victoria times on storage. The jams, chutneys and pickles I made went down well so More the same next year. The Sloe gin was and is still fantastic. I might do Damson gin as well.
My seed order from Kings Seeds arrived on Friday afternoon. I had to go away for the weekend. When I got back on Sunday evening I had a pleasant hour with a glass of Sole gin reviewing my seed order and my existing seed packets. I have an idea of what to plant and where everything is going. It will be a question of whether the weather and Rabbits will allow.
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