Tag Archives: soil

16.4.40

Frost again last night. Most of the day sunny but not too warm. Some falls of snow or sleet in the afternoon. Grape hyacinths, what there are of them, now well out. Some of the shallotts° branching. Planted 28 lb … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, frost, grape hyacinths, majestic, potatoes, seed, shallots, sleet, snow, soil, turnips, weather | 4 Comments

8.4.40

Posted on 8 April by orwelldiaries

Cold, overcast & a very little light drizzle. Ground has not dried up so cannot sow peas yet. Dug the limed patch, leaving it very rough. It can remain thus for about 2 months. No more digging now remains to … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged bindweed, cold, drizzle, eggs, forget-me-nots, ground, lime, overcast, peas, soil, weeds | 4 Comments

6.4.40

Posted on 6 April by orwelldiaries

Sharp frost last night. Beautiful still sunny day, turning rather cold again this evening. Dug some more. Frost has improved the soil considerably. Weeded the patch between the currants & the strawberries, & applied lime. (Paid Titley 6d for about … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged cold, currants, double egg, egg total, eggs, frost, lime, marrows, pumpkins, soil, strawberries, sunny, Titley, weeding, winter greens | 3 Comments

4.4.40

Posted on 4 April by orwelldiaries

Thin drizzle early this morning, then sunny & windy, rain for about 2 hours in the middle of the day, then again sunny & windy. Dug some more. Soil is extremely soggy. Applied the nitrate of potash to leeks & … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged drizzle, eggs, fir-cones, leeks, milkman, Mr Hatchett, nitrate of potash, rain, shallotts, soil, sun, sunflower, walnut tree, wind | 4 Comments

19.3.40

Posted on 19 March by orwelldiaries

Violent wind, & raining slightly on & off. Prepared a row for broad beans & another for cauliflowers, but impossible to get the surface soil fine yet. 16 eggs.

Posted in Domestic | Tagged broad beans, cauliflowers, eggs, rain, soil, wind | 2 Comments

13.3.40

Posted on 13 March by orwelldiaries

Re-opening this diary after a long absence due to ‘flu etc. The day we left, 30.1.40, the roads were so completely snowed up that of the 31/2 miles to Baldock we were only able to do about 1/2 mile on … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged adco, Baldock, birds, blackcurrants, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carnations, compost, crocuses, cuttings, daffodils, egg total, eggs, flu, frost, gooseberries, grass, hare, leeks, peonies, polyanthi, recurrants, rhubarb, roads, rose, snow, snowdrops, soil, tulips, wallflowers, water-glass | 10 Comments

29.11.39

Posted on 29 November by orwelldiaries

Rained again in the night, fine today & reasonably warm. Started digging the patch where the bushes were. This is in a terrible state & will take a long time to do, also is poor chalky soil & needs a … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged bushes, chalky, eggs, henhouses, path, soil, weather | 2 Comments

27.11.39

Posted on 27 November by orwelldiaries

Heavy rain in the night & all this morning. Finer & windless this afternoon. Everything very sodden. Dug another trench. Have now almost finished the amount I intend doing of the new bit. Stuck in 2 more briar roots. Shall … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged briar, eggs, leaves, rose, soil, trench, weather | 3 Comments

6.11.39

Posted on 6 November by orwelldiaries

Evidently it rained very heavily during last night. Today windy, a few showers but most of the day sunny. Transplanted the peonies. They are said not to stand this well, but they had withered back & I took a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged currants, eggs, gooseberry, lime, peonies, rambler, soil, weather | 8 Comments

5.11.39

Posted on 5 November by orwelldiaries

Some wind in the morning, then nice sunny weather. Ground has dried up somewhat. In the evening violent wind & a few drops of rain. The wind actually blew the roof off the small henhouse. Enormous flocks of starlings, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, elder, elms, gooseberry, henhouse, leaves, lime, sand, soil, starlings, turf-mould, weather | 3 Comments