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Member since: Jul 11 | Last seen: Apr 13 | Years gardening: 50
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19 Apr 2013
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Indoor Seedlings, Garden Plants and Outdoor Transfers
Well, it seems Spring has finally arrived, at least for this weekend, anyway. I have some indoor seedlings showing their lovely little sprouts, among them are Sunflowers, Rocket, Tomatoes, Beetroot, Cucumber, and Carrots. I haven’t put them outdoors yet because I want them to somewhat bug a...Sunny 17°C / 63°F -
16 Jun 2012
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Rainy 21°C / 70°FOh well, it seems Spring is nearly over and I have done nowhere near the amount of work I would like to have on the garden in the new place because of trifling interferences like back and knee pains. I want so much to do more yet it seems that fate likes to kick me when I am down. Still, this won...
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04 Apr 2012
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Back After An Interrupting Season.
Rooftop Pot Veggie gardenCloudy 12°C / 54°FSpring is sprung The grass is ris’ The bird is on the wing Do not be absurd For the wing is on the bird That’s a poem my Mum used to repeat almost routinely as the first flowers of Spring blossomed in our garden. That was overseas, Australia to be exact. I think Mum secretly longe...
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21 Dec 2011
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Good day to one all, this is just a quick note to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, that done I can go on to tell a little more of what’s happening on the rooftop. It seems that the plants, except the herbs, geraniums, pelargonium, and fuchsia are all going to grey ...Cloudy 11°C / 52°F -
25 Nov 2011
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The Decline and Erasure of the Rooftop Vegetable Pot Plant Garden.
Rooftop Pot Veggie gardenHappiness ensues as we move into the Winter months ahead. The weather is cooling slowly here in Redbridge, and the Pot Plant Veggies are pretty much done, only the Aubergine/Brinjal/Eggplant/whatever is really out there anymore where the veges are concerned. Where the herbs are concerned the Rose...Cloudy 12°C / 54°F -
17 Oct 2011Rooftop Pot Veggie garden
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Sunny 15°C / 59°F
Autumn is arriving in a few days so I have to be ready, and on top of things. I have harvested some of the crop plants I am growing, there is more to be done though.
Aubergine/Brinjal/Eggplant/whatever has given two fruit and another two are ripening, there are a few other smaller plants, which ...
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17 Sep 2011Rooftop Pot Veggie garden
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Rainy 15°C / 59°F
Well, folks, it has happened! I was out on the rooftop watering my pots this morning, oh yes, I am an early riser like all good growers, up with the sun, and as I was watering my Aubergine/Brinjal/Eggplant/whatever I noticed a major change. There is now a major part of the bush that I cannot see ...
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31 Aug 2011
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Ooooo my goo'ness! I have been slacking!
Rooftop Pot Veggie gardenCloudy 17°C / 63°F
Well, there is a lot to report and pictures to show and all kinds of wonderful goings on at the Rooftop Terrace Garden this month.
First item to report is flowerings: Black Beauty, no, not the novel by Anna Sewell, my variety of Aubergine/Brinjal/Eggplant has flowered and I got a couple of nice p...
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27 Jul 2011
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Overcast 25°C / 77°F
There are not many times when a person can look at their efforts and feel proud to be rewarded by healthy and colourful growth. Looking at my Rooftop Veggie Garden, the one with a few flowers growing around in it (so why shouldn’t the bees and other fertilising insects have a fair selection...
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20 Jul 2011
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Rainy 18°C / 64°F
Well, I returned from a brief time away, for those of you wishing to see holiday snaps please go to https://picasaweb.google.com/Saami.Powell
The garden was in something of a disarray as the person to whom it was entrusted didn’t really enjoy going out in the rain to straighten up the pots ...
