gogreener's Journal

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10 Jun 2009
Sprouted!
The broccoli has sprouted, right on schedule. So has the lettuce, and the radishes. Still waiting on carrots…
Overcast 20°C / 68°F
01 Jun 2009
Flowers! Lemon 'Eureka' and Fruit garden
After nearly three bare years, we’ve got flowers sprouting all over the lemon tree! Yay!
22°C / 72°F
01 Jun 2009
Yate's details
“Broccoli grows relatively slowly in the cooler months and is usually ready for harvest in 16 – 20 weeks. Cut the large central head when the buds are well formed but before the flowers start to open. Removing this central head will encourage smaller side shoots to form. They’ll then be rea...
23°C / 73°F
01 Jun 2009
Going in... Broccoli, Sprouting Green Sown and Vegetable garden
Planted two rows at the back of the patch. In theory, should sprout next week, and be ready for harvest by early September.
Overcast 23°C / 73°F
11 Oct 2008
Added minerals Fruit garden
Dave added a mineral powder to both trees because they were showing yellow veins. They’ve since perked right up, looking very green and lush now. Some buds on the lemon tree now too.
Overcast 20°C / 68°F
13 Jul 2008
Replanted Carrots and Vegetable garden
We’ve replanted the carrots as we think the first batch were too far beneath the surface to sprout properly.
Cloudy 13°C / 55°F
18 Jun 2008
Salad 2 2
There’s nothing like eating your own vegetables straight from the garden! Last weekend we thinned out our rocket and cos lettuce, and had the baby leaves in a salad we copied from Duende, a tapas restaurant we love. Duende’s beetroot salad for each person, you will need: a large handf...
Overcast 15°C / 59°F
14 Jun 2008
Seedling progress Vegetable garden
The potatoes have got leafy tops now; the carrots might have popped up a couple of leaves; the parsnips aren’t doing anything; the rocket and cos are going nutso, will have to thin them out!
Sunny 20°C / 68°F
04 May 2008
Sown Cos lettuce Sown
04 May 2008
Sown Rocket Sown