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Tag Archives: walnut tree
28.4.40
Some rain during last night. Today fine, warm & still. One or two nasturtiums up (self sown). Turnips sown 22.4.40 are just up. The fly is already at these & at the seedling of sprouts etc. A few parsnips (sown … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged artichokes, beans, clarkia, eggs, fly, lettuce, nasturtiums, parsnips, sack, sodium chlorate, sprouts, turnips, walnut tree, weather
3 Comments
4.4.40
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
11.9.39
Somewhat less warm, overcast, a very few drops of rain about dark. Last night’s rain had made no difference to the soil. Weeded out the onions. These will be ready to pick in 2-3 weeks, but are not good. Applied … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged bullace, damsons, eggs, fowl, jam, onions, potatoes, sodium chlorate, sussex, swallows, walnut tree, weather
5 Comments
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