It seems to have been a cold, flat day today – although this morning was brighter, so I found half an hour to sit out in the sun & scrutinise the tomato plants in their 3” pots.
Quite a few of them have started to develop side shoots, which I pinched but – although I’m not actually sure if that’s the right thing to do. It’s all about whether they are cordon or bush types, I think, & even if I knew what to do with each type, I don’t actually know which ones that my varieties are – can you tell which are which by looking at them?. Never mind, I’m sure that they’ll sort themselves out.
I potted up a couple into 4” pots for a friend, & squished some aphids that I found on one of the plants, & gave them all a good feed.
I washed & sliced the rhubarb that I picked yesterday (nearer 3lb than 4lb, when prepared) & popped it in a bucket with a couple of pounds of sugar to start off the next batch of rhubarb wine. I used some Demerara & soft brown sugar – I don’t know if that will make any difference.
I’ve been thinking about the bean support that I put in yesterday – I’m not 100% sure about it. For some reason that I can’t fathom, instead of putting it 2’ down into the bed, I only put in 18” before screwing into the side of the bed & bracing it, and I’m a bit concerned that it won’t be robust enough. I might undo it & dig down further & refix – I think that I’d be happier, really…
Quite a few of them have started to develop side shoots, which I pinched but – although I’m not actually sure if that’s the right thing to do. It’s all about whether they are cordon or bush types, I think, & even if I knew what to do with each type, I don’t actually know which ones that my varieties are – can you tell which are which by looking at them?. Never mind, I’m sure that they’ll sort themselves out.
I potted up a couple into 4” pots for a friend, & squished some aphids that I found on one of the plants, & gave them all a good feed.I washed & sliced the rhubarb that I picked yesterday (nearer 3lb than 4lb, when prepared) & popped it in a bucket with a couple of pounds of sugar to start off the next batch of rhubarb wine. I used some Demerara & soft brown sugar – I don’t know if that will make any difference.
I’ve been thinking about the bean support that I put in yesterday – I’m not 100% sure about it. For some reason that I can’t fathom, instead of putting it 2’ down into the bed, I only put in 18” before screwing into the side of the bed & bracing it, and I’m a bit concerned that it won’t be robust enough. I might undo it & dig down further & refix – I think that I’d be happier, really…
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