Tag Archives: strawberry bed

28.3.40

Sharp frost in the night, which does not appear to have done any damage, however. Today fine but rather cold. Cleared out some more of the strawberry bed, prepared the onion bed, which may be fit to sow tomorrow. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged briar, cold, daffodil, eggs, fine, frost, onion bed, strawberry bed, tadpoles | 5 Comments

25.3.40

Posted on 25 March by orwelldiaries

Most of the day nice weather, turning damper at night. Cleaned out a little of strawberry bed. 15 eggs (30 sold for 2/-).

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, strawberry bed | 3 Comments

22.3.40

Posted on 22 March by orwelldiaries

Somewhat drier but a few drops of rain. Planted 3 blackberries (runners) & 2 roots of rhubarb. Began clearing out the strawberry bed. Blue & white crocuses now out. 13 eggs.

Posted in Domestic | Tagged blackberries, crocuses, eggs, rain, rhubarb, runners, strawberry bed | 1 Comment

19.10.39

Posted on 19 October by orwelldiaries

Raining almost continuously till late evening. Impossible to do much out of doors. Dug a very little more of the rhubarb bed, cleaned up the remaining bit of the path, which however cannot be re-gravelled till I have got some … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged apple tree, blackberries, broad beans, chrysanthemums, cinders, coal, dahlia, dead leaves, eggs, elm trees, fruit bushes, fruit trees, garden, grass, hen-run, kitchen garden, lime, michaelmas daisies, naphthalene, owls, path, peonies, phloxes, polyantha, raining, rambler, rhubarb, rock salt, roses, shallots, strawberry bed, turf, weather, weed-killer | 5 Comments

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