The second brood of swallows in the end of the barn fledged today. Their flight was a short hop across to one of the beams. Later in the day they started exploring a kept coming in to the new part … Continue reading
I go away for a few days and I find the courgettes have been taking over There are more on the way and I’ve left one to grow into a marrow. We’ve also got one squash large enough to eat…well … Continue reading
I foolishly put my sweetcorn plants out into the poly tunnel to harden off. They were in a secondary mini greenhouse which I thought would protect them from any weather. How wrong I was, most of them got frosted. It … Continue reading
Yes! At noon today, there was a bat milling around above the pond, hunting insects. I suppose the weather’s been so dreadful that they haven’t been able to hunt at night and are very hungry. He was far too fast … Continue reading
Well, during the last month I constructed in my mind all sorts of exciting, witty & inspired posts which didn’t happen because of the broken blog. I have now forgotten them all. So here’s a summary of some of August’s … Continue reading
Things have been growing fast in the tunnel, its beginning to look like last year (where the squashes took over). Compare to earlier in the year here
I planted too many squash plants in the poly tunnel, its now like some sci-fi experiment gone bad. The squashes have taken over, tendrils are going everywhere. I found this: hiding down at the back, I don’t know how it … Continue reading