Monthly Archives: August 2013

chillies

All change in the chilli house

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Had to do a bit of re-arranging in the Wendy house. It’ positively heaving with chillies and bells. Some of which are small and bushy, others are getting quite tall. Early Jalepeno and it’s friend have been shifted outside and placed under improvised cover. There is one single solitary, long red Marconi. As of yet, it’s still green. A few more frauzauber and Nigel have been harvested. As well as couple of purple rainbow chillies.

Have observed about a dozen small sweet bell peppers. Wonder if they will get any bigger.

Yours in anticipation,

Horticultural Hobbit.

success

Crystal a-mazed

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Cucumber sandwiches, anyone?

Tastes, well like a cucumber. Cool, refreshing and neutral! Didn’t get a lemony zing. Perhaps next time!

Yours in anticipation,

horticultural hobbit

Mama H recipes, Squashes, success

Glut-ted

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We also had another marrow. The second in a week. In a week, we have harvested 8 different courgettes. Still have a patty pan, with which we need to so something.

Mama H curried the marrow, with striato di Napoli and summer ball courgettes. Making a 3 squash curry.

Yours in anticipation,

Horticultural Hobbit

construction, Planting out, Preparation

Feeling a bit brassica

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Looking ahead to the winter, today some winter brassicas were planted out. Ma got very excited yesterday when they arrived, and they have to be planted out ASAP. I had a vague idea where to plant them and how. In the one bed, that hasn’t done very well or very much. Also this area, has in past flooded quite a bit too. Of course, many will tell you about having to net them. Well, these are part netted, part fleeced. I do have veggie mesh on the other cabbages.
Stupidly, have left gaps in those and so flutterbies have got in. As well as that, slugs! I swear they are psychic. Only just planted things, collared them, added pellets. Whoosh. Big fat thing was there as though it had ESP. Was promptly lobbed. It was not pleasant.

Anyway, the cabbages, caulis and broccoli have been sunk. As to whether they last, well that’s another thing.

Yours in anticipation,

Horticultural Hobbit.