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I woke up this morning to a strange noise on the conservatory roof - a noise that I remembered from a long time ago. What was it? Oh yes, rain. Rain! I immediately jumped out of bed and shot into the garden - remembering to put on some clothes first. All the protective covers over the crops were either...
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What a glorious weekend - lovely, sunny weather, with just a hint of cold weather at night to get the nerves of anyone with seedlings and young plants jangling. So, it was a weekend in the garden, getting ready for Easter. In the veg garden there was plenty to do. The seeds for the lettuce trial that...
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The seeds I sowed under the cloche in the 3x3 plot have germinated, so I uncovered them in the sunshine on Thursday in the morning. They had literally grown and spread their leaves by the afternoon when we were closing the frames down for the night - amazing what a bit of warmth and light will do. This...
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I mentioned on Friday that the seedlings in the conservatory weren't getting enough light and that I'd installed a growlight. Well, to help things along even more I also made a 'light box' - a light-reflecting seedling box. Sounds fancy, doesn't it? Actually, it's just a three...
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It's all gone quiet over here! No blogs from me for 11 days. The reason? I succumbed to 'man flu' and didn't get out into the garden last weekend, and have only just made it back into the office. So what's been happening? Well, not a lot really - on my behalf anyway. My veg, on the...
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