Tag Archives: wallflowers

4.3.41

At Wallington. Crocuses out everywhere, a few wallflowers budding, snowdrops just at their best. Couples of hares sitting about in the winter wheat and gazing at one another. Now and again in this war, at intervals of months, you get … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged crocuses, hares, snowdrops, wallflowers, Wallington, war | 7 Comments

23.4.40

Posted on 23 April by orwelldiaries

Still, overcast & warm. A very few drops of rain in the afternoon. Tulips, forgetmenots° & wallflowers coming out. Fruits forming on currants & gooseberries. Plum & pear blossom full out (very late – about 3 weeks later than ordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged blossom, cauliflowers, currants, eggs, field beans, forget-me-nots, gooseberries, nests, pear, plum, rain, rooks, tulips, wallflowers, weather | 3 Comments

12.4.40

Posted on 12 April by orwelldiaries

Evidently a little rain in the night, but it had dried up by the afternoon. Gathered sticks for dwarf m. daisies. Prepared a place to sow canary creeper (about 10 days hence), burnt up a little rubbish, gave wallflowers liquid … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged blackbird, bluebells, canary creeper, celandines, eggs, liquid manure, michaelmas daisies, potato, primroses, rain, rubbish, violets, wallflowers, wood pigeon | 7 Comments

2.4.40

Posted on 2 April by orwelldiaries

Most of day nice weather, but a heavy shower lasting about half an hour in the evening, & a light shower at midday. A few grape hyacinths forming heads. Some wallflowers almost in flower. Saw a bat, the first I … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged artichokes, bat, eggs, flower bed, fruit trees, grape hyacinth, shower, wallflowers, weeding | 8 Comments

18.3.40

Posted on 18 March by orwelldiaries

Somewhat drier. A few drops of rain. Forked over the ground for the onion bed & applied superphosphate. A few wallflowers just beginning to bud. But there are very few that are really undamaged by the frost. 15 eggs.

Posted in Domestic | Tagged eggs, frost, onion bed, rain, superphosphate, wallflowers | 6 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

12.10.39

Posted on 12 October by orwelldiaries

Fine autumn weather, as yesterday. Planted out about 25 more wallflowers, a few hollyhock seedlings, 20 bought tulip bulbs (2 black) & about 15 of our own, & about 30 daffodils, some bought, some of our own. Cut leaves off … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged bulbs, daffodisl, eggs, hollyhock, marrow, seedlings, tulips, wallflowers, weather | 3 Comments

11.10.39

Posted on 11 October by orwelldiaries

Still, sunny & fairly warm. Ground a good deal dryer. Planted out 10 Canterbury bells, about 20 sweet williams, 20 carnations, 25 wallflowers (flame). Continue tomorrow if not raining. Added some more to compost heap. Staked some of the crysanthemums° … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged apple jam, Canterbury bells, carnations, chrysanthemums, compost heap, eggs, hen-run, raining, spade, sweet williams, wallflowers, weather | 6 Comments

5.9.39

Posted on 5 September by orwelldiaries

Have not been able to keep up the diary owing to travelling to & fro, dislocation caused by the war etc. The weather has been mainly hot & still. On the night of 2.9.39 a tremendous thunderstorm which went on … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged apples, bergamot, bullaces, carnations, carrots, dahlias, damsons, eggs, flowers, goats, grass, hens, hollyhocks, larkspurs, lettuces, marigolds, marrows, michaelmas daisies, milk, onions, peas, phloxes, potatoes, pumpkin, roes, runner beans, sweet williams, thunderstorm, turnips, wallflowers, Wallington, war, weather, weeds, winter vegetables | 5 Comments

1.8.39.

Posted on 1 August by orwelldiaries

Warm. A few drops of rain. Pricked[1] out wallflowers (yellow) & sweet williams. Calculate roughly that each row of peas (about 12 yards) will yield 15-20 lb. Started new cwt. Of wheat & kibbled maize today. This has to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic | Tagged chicken feed, peas, sweet williams, wallflowers, weather | 1 Comment