Well the weather has changed to wet and windy, the rain is very welcome as it means the whole ground will gat a good drink not just the areas we choose to water.
All the veggie seedlings are doing well despite the lack of water.
Dave had a work trip to holland last week but is now home safe and sound; and Tom starts his GCSEs today properly.
Both boys decided to measure their heights at the weekend, Tom is now 171cm so 1cm short of 6ft and David is 163cm so 5ft 5 inches.
They are both still eating for England and I can never seem to keep them full.
Dinners this week will be taken from summer menu 4 with possibly a couple of changes due to the boys activities.
I hate to say it and wish the time away but I can't wait for things to be ready in the garden, there is so much enjoyment from picking and eating something you have nurtured from a seed which then provides food for the table.
Hopefully things will continue to grow as they have and we will see the benfits soon.
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Monday, 16 May 2011
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Planting out & Jam Making
I've over the weekend planted out the green beans, courgettes, cucumbers and chilli plants; the cucumbers and chillis are in the greenhouse but the others are outside.
Just need the tomatoes to get a bit bigger then they will go in the greenhouse as well.
The parsnips are coming on lovely and will be planted out within the next week hopefully.
Dinners this week are from summer menu 2, although we did have a bbq on Sunday and used up the leftovers on Monday.
I'm just waiting on the strawberry plants coming so I can get them planted out and hopefully we will get some fruits this year.
I have been in jam making mode over the weekend, I found some fruits in the freezer and some reduced to silly prices in the shop, so I have made 10 gooseberry, 4 strawberry, 2 seedless blackberry(pulp is back in the freezer to mix with apple for a crumble) I also made 5 apricot jam using dried apricots, and I reboiled the pink grapefruit marmalade, which never set properly when I made it earlier on.
I still have some more blackberries in the freezer, so will make some more of that when I get the chance.
Just need the tomatoes to get a bit bigger then they will go in the greenhouse as well.
The parsnips are coming on lovely and will be planted out within the next week hopefully.
Dinners this week are from summer menu 2, although we did have a bbq on Sunday and used up the leftovers on Monday.
I'm just waiting on the strawberry plants coming so I can get them planted out and hopefully we will get some fruits this year.
I have been in jam making mode over the weekend, I found some fruits in the freezer and some reduced to silly prices in the shop, so I have made 10 gooseberry, 4 strawberry, 2 seedless blackberry(pulp is back in the freezer to mix with apple for a crumble) I also made 5 apricot jam using dried apricots, and I reboiled the pink grapefruit marmalade, which never set properly when I made it earlier on.
I still have some more blackberries in the freezer, so will make some more of that when I get the chance.
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