There was a most excellent power cut last night: it was just growing dark. I'm a dab hand with the hubbly bubbly now, and was able to disassemble, clean, reassemble and fill it in the quick twilight we have here. Then I sat looking out over the sea: NNW, home. Earlier in the evening I'd seen a large bird, a crane perhaps, flying in that direction. The moon was only a short way over the horizon: a slim crescent, like a tiny-bit lopsided, welcoming grin. Venus was there, too, just a few degrees away. I puffed on the hubbly bubbly (apple flavour) and luxuriated in the view.
Leech or flatworm? Ants and Swiss Chard
For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
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