Molly's 1st with the d50
I'll blog some gritty social realism soon.
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...
I love her faces... so expressionate!
ReplyDeleteAww :)
ReplyDeleteHow many weeks is she now? Have you adjusted to the lack of sleep? Can you tell me it's going to be a doddle?
Whatever anyone tells you, it's no doddle. :)
ReplyDeleteFound this in bloody Google:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/d70/discuss/162455/
It's sucking me in like a bloody vortex, dammit! Three days I've managed so far, and broke that with a comment on wee Molly up there. Feh, methinks I need more moral fibre. And an 'off' switch.