Posts Tagged ‘rhubarb’

More April Showers on Andy’s Allotment!

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb, it’s still damn raining, and the allotment is disappearing under more water, I’ve planted my comfrey, rhubarb and horse raddish. But the ground is far too wet, to plant my potatoes, onions, garlic and shallots, they will just rot in the ground.

My strawberry plants and asparagus corns have arrived, I’m not sure when I’ll get these planted now as the allotment is too wet, and looking at the weather forecasts, rain until Saturday!

here are some more photographs of the allotment developing…

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Rhubarb and Garlic

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Planted out my Rhubarb crown temporarily before it gets transferred to the allotment.

rhubarb crown planted in exhibition potatoe bag

rhubarb crown planted in exhibition potatoe bag

close-up of rhubarb crown planted in exhibition potatoe bag

close-up of rhubarb crown planted in exhibition potatoe bag

and a few pictures to show how my garlic is coming in planted last September 2009.

Iberian white garlic in February

Iberian white garlic in February

elephant garlic in February

elephant garlic in February

These garlic bulbs were obtained from The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight.

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