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Wednesday 25 January 2017

One week on

The chicks are growing really fast.




Can't believe it's only been week, they are now eating loads of chick crumb. Three more weeks under the heat lamp then they can go up to the plot and move on to Growers pellets.

This year I am going to grow three varieties of potato Charlotte, Arran Pilot and Pentland Javelin, two first earlies and on salad variety. They will go into grow sacks and stay here at home. They are currently in the spare bedroom in egg boxes chitting. I will let you know when I plant them up.

All my plant pots have been washed now just the seed trays to go, thought I had better seeing as they are going to live in the new shed.
We bought seed compost and John Innes No.3 ready for the veg trough arriving on Friday. Also bought some Primula to plant up hanging baskets and planters at the field gate.

I have managed to pull up a barrow full of weeds mosts days this week in an attempt to clear the polytunnel area but I think the field is currently winning it back but it makes me feel better to feel I am making a start.

Really getting frustrated with Blogger because I can definitely see me photos whilst writing this but they disappear into the ether as soon as I post them :(

Thursday 19 January 2017

New Year, New Start

                                         Hello 2017                 

Hello 2017


Today's new additions.
 It has been some time since I have tried to post on here but as I have got back into things I thought it is a good time to return, and I realised how difficult I found all this before but here goes.
I have picked up 6 day old Hubbard chicks that are now in the garage under a heat lamp where they will stay for the next 4 weeks until they can hopefully go up to the plot. These are being reared as meat so no getting too attached!

I have also managed to make a start on some of the veg beds one is weeded, manured and covered with weed supressant ready for planting and a start has been made on a second. The cold frame has been weeded and weed supressant put down in there too.
For Christmas I was bought lots of seeds and I have also added to them so here goes.