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Archive of posts tagged watering

Pleasing potato progress

Posted by Richard on 22 May 2012, 5:12 pm

Just for the record here is the current progress with my very limited potatoes after 6 weeks in the ground. There may only be two short rows but I have very high expectations for them! It’s all looking very good at the moment and there has been very little signs of weeds or pests (so far). …

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A weekend of successes

Posted by Richard on 23 April 2012, 10:04 pm

Now that the dust has settled a little from the weekend exertions I can start to take stock of the progress made and the relative success of my efforts so far. I know it’s still early in the year and spring is squelching more than usual but I like to focus on the positive aspects …

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Weekend plans

Posted by Richard on 22 March 2012, 12:15 pm

Assuming that everything is still fine with the seeds I’ve planted and they haven’t completely dried out by the time I get home on Friday then I have a big weekend ahead of me. Chitting time might be over With luck I can possibly plant out the first batch of potatoes if the chitting has …

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