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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:08 pm Post subject: What did you harvest today? |
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Yes you read it right. Today I was harvesting. Loads of veg still in the ground here. Spent about an hour digging up onions, leeks, turnips, radish, carrots, spring onions, brussels sprouts and a cabbage. Then spent over two hours cutting off the excess, washing and peeling.
Shortly I may even start a what did you sow today thread!
These may even filter down the what did you do today behemoth thread! _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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What? No strawberries? _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Bloody blackbirds had all them long ago. But not this year as I have built three fruit cages. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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While doing some tidying and spring pruning today I dug up some achoa. It seems to have increased well. No opportunity to try cooking it today but I'll give it a go tomorrow. I've never eaten it before. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Haaa so much for getting potatoes planted for Paddys Day, I am still digging up last years crop. I reckon that there is a tonne each of Roosters and Golden Wonders out there still. Whatever has been dug is still in good condition strangely enough. I am wondering if that is because I asked the man sowing them to set the sower lower than usual to save me having to earth up. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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What to do with 2 tonnes of spuds at this stage of the year? Poitin? |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Into storage and eaaaaat them. On the bright side less to grow next year. Was hoping to sell them but that didn't work out. At the prices they are in the shops I might as well give them away. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I cut some lovely broccoli out of the Polytunnel on Sunday |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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We ate delicious tender kale from the garden yesterday, with a steak. Yum!
I'll dig some Jerusalemlem artichokes tomorrow and see what they are like. If I leave them much longer they'll sprout! |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3131 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Good guy how much land have you............... |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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He has it all in raised beds don't you know......... _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Not a lot, Greengage. It's a fairly standard sized country-town suburban 70s site, somewhere around 1/4 acre, I guess. Mind you, it's huge compared to many more modern sites. And yes, my veg is in raised beds - not the artichokes, though. 6 artichoke plants don't take up a lot of room and they act as a useful privacy screen in the summer. |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3131 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:43 am Post subject: |
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i should have adressed that to Taxwex, he must be able to claim single farm payment at least it would pay for seed. |
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Well thank goodness we made the most of the sunshine yesterday. Its chucking down here again. Got the lawns cut and the big middle bed weeded and tidied. With all the daffodils out they look lovely |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:10 am Post subject: |
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The weather I s absolutely foul here this morning. I envy you your trimmed lawn Margo. I'd love to get mine done and yesterday would have been ideal. Oh well! Maybe it will pick up in the afternoon. |
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