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Potatoes, Beans, Sweetcorn and A Birthday

Our veggie plot is coming on. The potatoes have been in for a while, First Earlies, and they have been earthed up several times already. The Dwarf French Beans were part of yesterday’s purchase as were the Sweetcorns. We used to grow Sweetcorn when we lived in Yorkshire. This is our first attempt here. I’ll be planting the Sugar Snap peas tomorrow, then the brassica bed and then everything will be in there. The edible trough has Pak Choi and Lettuce seeds beginning to come through. The Nasturtiums have yet to show. Yesterday’s 6 lettuces became 3 overnight! The slugs ate well.

William Shakespeare was born on this day, died on this day too. The Tempest is one of my favourite plays.

“O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in’t!”
― William Shakespeare, The Tempest

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 23, 2020 in environment, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: dwarf French beans, raised beds, vegetable garden

Seed Pod, Raised Beds and Head Held High

03 Jun

1 I’ve kept the bluebells well past their best for blooms but I love the process of bloom to seed pod and this morning the sun lit up the seed pod beautifully.

Bluebell seed pod

2 Our vegetable garden is coming on! We have Broad beans almost ready to harvest, Runner beans getting going, Shallots showing good growth and Onions coming on. The salad leaves have just come through. You’ll have to click on the photo to be able to see them in the far left raised bed. The Clematis Montana is smothering the shed and the sky is simply blue!

The veggie garden

3 L sent me this lovely photo today of Grandbaby B lifting up her head.

7 weeks and 5 days

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 3, 2013 in environment, flowers, Food, garden, Grandchildren, growing, nature, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: baby development, growing vegetables, raised beds

Blossom, Raised Beds and Welsh Snowdrops + Senegalese Wedding

25 Feb

1 On my walk down into Redruth today, this beautiful blossom took my breath away.

Blossom 25:2:2012

2 Mr S has cleared the patch for the new terrace and spread compost on the raised beds, ready for vegetable planting quite soon.

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3 Lovely friends brought us some more snowdrops from their place in Wales.

4 + a little extra! Just had over an hour with Daniel on Skype talking about the wedding and all the things we need to know about before we go to Senegal. I have to send my measurements to Ami so that she can get my wedding outfit made up for me before we arrive! It was Ndeye Marie’s 4th birthday last week and Daniel sent some photos while we were chatting.