Monthly Archives: February 2016

Plotting the Progress of No Dig

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Yesterday, when the sun came out unexpectedly (at least for me and the BBC forecast), I made a short visit to see the plot. Last time it had been frozen solid and it was difficult to tell what it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cardboard mulch, Charles Dowding, dandelions, docks, no dig, slugs, WFGA | 1 Comment

Bags of Beans

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Another wet and wildly windy week has just gone, so going out to mulch beds at the plot was not at all appealing. Tempting to carry on planting sweetpeas as they are germinating so obligingly, but even I can see … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aubergine, chillies, consolida dark blue larkspur, cowslips, pelargonium, Sweetpeas, tomatillos | Leave a comment

Splashes of Colour

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The grey, damp and windy weather has settled back, but the cold week of frost seems to have wiped out most of the flowers which had survived the odds until after Christmas. Now the blues, purples and reds of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged common primrose, February, hellebores, pulmonaria, rosemary, Salvias, vinca, Viola Heartsease | Leave a comment

Planning the Different Plots

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Here is last week’s unposted (until now) post: A new year and only slowly surfacing from flu, it’s time to think about the developing plot and its flowers as well as the other plots and places I grow in, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged allotment, antirrhinum Night and Day, broad beans, Sweetpeas, weeds | Leave a comment