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23 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 12 The pumpkins are looking good, I'm not sure, but this one may actually be a courgette plant. The corn looks cool, the beans haven't started to climb them yet. Peas are doing great, there were a few pods r...
17 Jul 2021 1 minute read 3 comments Emerald Witch
Seedlings Part 4 It's time to transfer these plants into bigger pots. I did this ages ago, but first I lost my phone and had to use an old shitty one for a while, and then I got the remastered Mass Effect trilogy, so I've been busy playing th...
27 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments ColdHaven
Early blight is one issue most gardeners will encounter at least once in their lives. There seems to be a lot of misinformation and mysticism when it comes to this particularly annoying disease. However, like many situations, a bit of preventative ca...
25 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 11 The potatoes have really blossomed, we were supposed to be covering them in soil every time the leaves peaked through, but we kept forgetting to bring compost for it hopefully they'll be grand. I'm not 100% what this...
24 Jun 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 10 Peas and beetroot looking great as usual. There is lots of pods now, nothing in them yet though. The beetroot leaves are huge, they're still not supposed to be ready, so they're probably going to be right bushy...
22 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Seedlings part 2 Beans are going good and my second go at seedlings has been much better. I used nice new soil this time. I've been watering a lot less, and I also started watering from below, this is much easier to not overwater. I bo...
20 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Weeding part 2 We go to the farm at least once a week unless the weather is terrible and the weeding isn't that bad, it would be much quicker if one of us didn't have to run around after our toddler. Usually my husband runs around after our son...
9 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Banana Tea Fertiliser There is usually at least one organic banana eaten in our house everyday so it seemed obvious to try this fertiliser. I filled a big jar three quarters of the way with water and every time someone ate a banana the peel was...
8 Jun 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 9 The peas are the most satisfying for me because every week we go up to the farm there is a noticeable difference and we'll get peas soon maybe even next week. The onions are another one that has a noticeable growth ev...
7 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own part 8 Everything is looking great, we had a lot of rain and sun so there was a lot of growth. Our peas have flowered so I think we should have peas soon. The peas grew loads, they've grown so high already. This is the...
