Finally – the potatoes are planted!
Today the remaining potatoes were planted out and we had another bonfire to clear the plot of waste wood. Last week a sowing was made of carrots and beetroot, so […]
Diary Of An Orkney Gardener – April
I have been battling against the wind all day in an attempt to get the garden at The Quoy of Houton into a less embarrassingly unkempt state. I tell myself […]
Still waiting to plant early potatoes on the allotment
On Thursday there was no sign of warmer days and a cold east wind was blowing which kept the allotment crew on the move. Plans to get the early potatoes […]
Still time to enjoy daffodils
The Caley show may be over but the season has been so slow there is still plenty of time to enjoy daffodils. The car is packed with a few blooms […]
Poor showing on the allotment.
The buds on the newly planted cherry are filling out so time to net it against the bullfinches who would strip in in no time. We haven’t seen any but […]
