Daughter of the Soil

Adventures in experimental horticulture

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Yellow Sugarsnap Project ... lots to report

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Don't get too excited, this one looks very pretty but it's actually a yellow mangetout (snow) and only has one of the two recessive ...
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Thursday, 8 May 2008

More French beans than you can shake a stick at

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A diversity of beans. I grew all these varieties in the garden last year. Top row, left to right: Coco Bicolour, Nun's Belly Button, Ear...
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Tuesday, 6 May 2008

iiiiit's ... PURPLE!

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Sunday, 4 May 2008

Oooh, this is getting exciting

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Well, it is for me anyway. Pictured above is the first flower bud on one of my F2 peas, in this instance Golden Sweet x Sugar Ann , my yello...
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Garden gallery ... late April

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Once again I'm posting some nice pictures while I'm too busy to write anything more considered. Yes I know there's a couple of g...
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Why I love out-of-date seeds

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The gardening question which never seems to have an answer is "how long do seeds keep?" The reason it has no answer is that there ...
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Sunday, 20 April 2008

Pea update: purple mangetouts

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F2 plants from a cross of Golden Sweet x Carruthers' Purple Podded . The colours are stunning when the sun shines on them. Pictures spea...
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Pea update: yellow sugarsnaps

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Jeremy said the eyes of the world would be on my yellow sugarsnap seedlings. Well, here they are Jeremy, I hope you like them (and the rest...
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Saturday, 19 April 2008

Pea update: general

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This year's acquisitions from the Heritage Seed Library Honestly, I've got so many interesting peas on the go at the moment I'm ...
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