An experiment concludes with bare-root strawberries continuing to live up to their name.
Category: Fruit
I buy a lot of fruit as part of my ‘eat a rainbow‘ approach to food. I love fresh Blueberries and Raspberries in a bowl of porridge, I enjoy a few Strawberries, and of course Tomatoes bolster my favourite savoury dishes, with Aubergine acting as a perfect substitute for carb-heavy pasta. This is why it is important for me to try to grow as many fruits as I can – it all helps to provide delicious homegrown food – reducing my food miles, avoids disappointment of buying fruit that only lasts a day at home before it needs throwing out, and saves me a bit of cash in the process.
Squeezing a Squash into the propagator
I sow my first ever Squash ‘Spaghetti Stripetti’ seed, and there’s something odd in my Aubergine ‘Early Long Purple 2’ seed pots.
Potting on the Minibel Tomatoes
The Tomato ‘Minibel’ seedlings are ready to be potted on to their individual pots, and head towards their next growing stage.
Trying Bare Root Strawberry Plants
Giving bare-root Strawberry Elsanta plants a try.
Potting on the Courgettes, and welcoming the Tomatoes
It’s time for the Courgettes to be pricked out, and potted on, but not all of them are ready, and the Tomatoes are up!
The 3 Little Propagators
The third propagator came into action this weekend, as British Summer Time arrived and I fill another windowsill with seedlings.
The Blueberry Rescue
When I switch into garden rescue mode in the middle of a discount store.
The Minibels ring in their first crop of Tomatoes
The first Tomato ‘Minibel’ fruits have been picked – ending a 4 month waiting period, blighted by heavy winds and roasting sunshine.
Strawberries and Wimbledon – everyone’s a winner
Whilst the crowds whooped at Wimbledon, I did my own.. aptly over a Strawberry.
Tune In, Pot Up, Plant Out
Music, sunshine, and a bank holiday weekend. This can mean only one thing – gardening time!
The tulips begin to bloom and the propagator is full of new life
Last year’s Tulip bulbs are now coming into flower, and the seedlings are thriving in the propagator.
Sowing – Tomato, Courgette and Sweet Peas
The propagator has been filled with freshly sown seeds – ready to bring the garden to life in 2013.
