Showing posts with label grow your own. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grow your own. Show all posts

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Jill You know your onions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUzZD9NA90I&feature=related



Now my Tomatoes have bit the dust (Vicki didn't water them when I was in England) I'm down to Onions and Potatoes this year. Basically I just leave the potatoes alone. They seem to be growing everyday by themselves. I've bought another couple of bags for next year already. All being well I'd like to go daft and have dozens of bags on the go, all slightly staggered in terms of planting so that I can get a crop over a good few weeks.

On the onion side of things I've got 6 growing in a sq foot raised bed. 4 in the Growbag (haunted by the ghost of the tomatoes) and about half a dozen more in individual pots. I'm interested to see which ones get on best.

I've also made, and drank, a second batch of Ginger Beer. I'm making the third batch now. I'm going to put a little less sugar in the final mix solution this time. 600g for 4l of juice sounds loads. I've wrote an email to a Ginger Beer expert to find out how long the Yeast will last.

Monday, 2 July 2012

Taylor's Tatties 2013

   If I am going to do a bit of Tattie action next year I need to -

* Work out if it is better to buy Tattie Growing Bags or just bags for life from Tesco.
* I need loads of Compost built up.
* I need to find out how to store the tatties so they don't go rotten.

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Quick Update

   Just time for a quick update as I get back from Ayr and head back off for Northampton:

  • Won £6 on tonight's European Championship games. I'm now back up to 15 days since a loss.
  • Have taken a position on the American Election. Have heavily backed Obama to be re-elected, with the view of trading out as soon as I can for a £10+ profit.
  • First couple of sales since I got back onto Amazon.
  • Considering putting a complaint letter to Haven regarding the caravan trip. On the whole it was very good - but the caravan was extremely doggy.
  • The onions and tatties seem to be coming along nicely.
Off to bed now - KNACKERED!

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Thursday 14th June

   Weird day - have been fighting sleep since about 4pm. Battling sleep is the story of my life!

Today's actions:

  • Paid another £250 off my credit card.
  • Listed another 25 books on Amazon.
  • 6 Competitions and a couple of prize draws.
  • Half an hour's darts practice. Missed a 180 by a ba' hair.
  • Won £5.55 on Betfair.
  • (Yesterday) Planted some tatties.
Off to Ayr for the weekend and then working in England on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Friday, 8 June 2012

Friday 8th June

Actions today:

  • Complaint in to Tower Bakery.
  • Won £18 on Betfair.
  • 45 minutes Darts Practice.
  • Grub - All Bran, Soup, Homemade Chicken Tikka Massala.
  • Transferred some onion seeds from the propagator tray into pots.
  • Applied for a part time job.
  • Listed 50 books on Amazon.

Going to go for a long walk tomorrow morning.