Spring is Springing this week.
Spring is certainly Springing this week and the Caley Bulbs having spent two nights indoors have been put back out in the cold greenhouse. The Tulips had produced some supplementary […]
Hyacinth problems!
There are Hyacinth problems in the Anderson bulb world!! The pot of Hyacinths that came out of the plunge with two apparently healthy bulbs and the promise of some […]
A little warmth in the sunshine despite a cold wind a blowing at the allotment
We had a close look at one of the two cherry trees, Summer Sun, which has bacterial canker. The first sign is lesions on the bark which are oozing gum […]
A lot can happen in two days…
George brought pots of some of the slower growing bulbs into the heat of the house on Sunday and just two days later has taken them out into the cold […]
One week after being removed from the plunge
The sunshine in the past week has caused the Caley bulbs to green up slightly. They are not fully green yet but in the next few days they should be. […]
Another chilly morning but wonderful clear blue skies at the allotment
This week we finally finished the dead hedge at the end of one of the more exposed beds so the vegetables grown in it will benefit from some shelter. Any […]
Updates from George on his own pots and the Caley workshop pots.
The sunshine over the past few days has seen a significant change in the colour of the bulb foliage. The daffs and hyacinths leaves are colouring up and there is […]
The workshop pots have been removed from their winter quarters.
On a bright sunny, but chilly, morning in Edinburgh the Caley workshop participants and I headed to the RBGE nursery. Having driven up from the Borders, where we still have snow, […]
A sunny day at the allotment
A brilliantly clear and sunny winter day made it a pleasure to be out and working on the plot. Finally we managed to make great progress with the dead hedge […]
Slow progress with George’s bulbs
Bulb blog from George Anderson: Well the cool weather has certainly stopped any of the bulbs making extravagant advances over the past week. They have started to green up with the […]
