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martian77's Veg patch garden
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The front garden is on a bit of a slope. Or rather, two slopes with a flat bit in between. It gets more sun than the back, so I’ve made the larger flat bit into a veg patch. This is the bottom slope. Closest to the house is terraced, and will be used to grow mostly edibles after the soil has got a bit better. The top slope has a couple of apple trees on it, and will be left to get a bit wild (it’s a pain to mow!).
The entire place is a bit breezy, so I’m working on shelter. We now have a water butt out front and a decent compost bin. It’s coming. Slowly but surely.
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Mossy saxifrage
Saxifraga x arendsii
Transplanted on 24 Oct 09 I have a lot of this now. Six plants at the bot...
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Thyme 'Silver Queen'
Thymus citriodorus
Transplanted on 01 Oct 09 Not really in the veg patch, in the pot in fron...
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Pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium
Transplanted on 04 Jul 09 I read about this plant in my Jekka McVicar her...
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Rocket
Eruca sativa
Sown on 05 Jun 09 Time for some salad variety.
- 2 journals
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Runner beans - Streamline (second)
Phaseolus coccineus
Sown on 15 May 09 Just a couple more to try and extend the season...
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Trail of tears beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 15 May 09 A couple more to extend the season a little.
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Lavender - Papillion
Lavandula stoechas
Transplanted on 01 May 09 A very small plant currently, which will hopefu...
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French beans - 'Trail of tears'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sown on 12 Apr 09
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Runner beans - Streamline
Phaseolus coccineus
Sown on 12 Apr 09
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Sunflower 'Velvet Queen' - Old bought
Helianthus annuus
Sown on 05 Apr 09 Planted the last few of the bought seed. Finger...
- 2 journals
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Nasturtium 'Mahogany Jewel'
Tropaeolum majus
Sown on 05 Apr 09 Some old seed left over from previous years. Gi...
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Morning Glory 'Purple Haze'
Ipomoea purpurea
Sown on 25 Mar 09 I don't seem to manage to get a lot from my swe...
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Potentilla 'Miss Willmott'
Potentilla nepalensis
Purchased on 21 Mar 09
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Chard
Sown on 12 Mar 09 I'd like four healthy little chard plants pleas...
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Pea 'Auvergne Improved' (first outdoor)
Pisum sativum
Sown on 11 Mar 09 The first (will-be) outdoor sowing for the year.
- 4 journals
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Mange tout 'Golden sweet' (first outdoor)
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Sown on 11 Mar 09 First outdoor planting for the year.
- 5 journals
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Leek 'Jaune de Poitou'
Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum
Sown on 09 Mar 09 The early leeks I'm hoping to eat come November...
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Tomato 'Latah'
Solanum lycopersicum
Sown on 15 Feb 09 A sowing of some early red tomatoes to eventual...
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Broad beans 'Bunyards' Second sowing
Vicia faba
Sown on 26 Jan 09 Second sowing of broad beans.
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Broad beans 'Aqaudulce' Second sowing
Vicia faba
Sown on 25 Jan 09 Second sowing of broad beans.
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Teasel - top slope
Dipsacus fullonum
Sown on 25 Jan 09 A bit startled by the germination time of 1-3 m...
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Pot marigolds
Calendula officinalis
Sown on 25 Jan 09 Trying to get a head-start on these this year. ...
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Blackberry 'Merton'
Rubus fruticosus
Transplanted on 24 Jan 09 A thornless blackberry. I'm hoping to train it ...
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Green Globe Hebe
Hebe
Planting Out on 08 Oct 08
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Sown on 31 Aug 08 I've been growing parsley from this packet of s...
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Strawberries
Fragaria x ananassa
Planting Out on 22 Jul 08 These were propagated from runners from the ori...
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Red hot poker
Kniphofia uvaria
Planting Out on 14 Apr 08 Being grown in the top of the terraces - the sl...
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Curry Plant
Helichrysum italicum
Transplanted on 10 Mar 08 The pale silvery leaves on this plant stand out...
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Blackcurrants
Ribes nigrum
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08
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Redcurrant
Ribes rubrum
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08
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Whitecurrant
Ribes rubrum
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08
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Fiesta Apple
Malus domestica
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08 I wanted some fruit trees, and the top slope (w...
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Newton's Wonder Apple
Malus domestica
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08 The other tree I planted into the top slope of ...
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Cordon pear
Pyrus communis
Planting Out on 22 Jan 08
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Fuchsia baby blue eyes
Fuchsia
Planting Out on 11 Jun 07
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Strawberries
Fragaria x ananassa
Sown on 22 Mar 07 Planted from bulbs, and am now getting runners ...
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Ornamental Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Planting Out on 10 Feb 07 Added to try and provide a bit of shelter for t...
- 4 journals
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