tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.comments2021-10-27T02:48:59.786+01:00The Back Garden NurseryLady Sarah Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-80337022690743756712011-05-17T21:36:38.610+01:002011-05-17T21:36:38.610+01:00Tuesday 17th May.
Well all the vegetables are gro...Tuesday 17th May.<br /><br />Well all the vegetables are growing very well, I must pick some salad leaves tomorrow so we can have some with our dinner. And hopefully I might just be able to get a few home grown potato's dug up too...We have a few tomato's ready for picking to... very early, but very sweet and tasty too... there a new varity called "pick-a-tom" I think the plants have been grown in Holland, I am saving a few of there seeds to see if I can grow them next year, I am drying them out and will store them in my new seed bank box when it arrives later this week... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-44529127503132373142011-05-17T20:34:40.456+01:002011-05-17T20:34:40.456+01:00Tuesday 17th May.
I have decided today that I wil...Tuesday 17th May.<br /><br />I have decided today that I will be doing a few demonstrations throughout the day of potting up tubs,troughs and baskets. I might even do a short gardener's question time in the afternoon, but I'll have to see how busy it is first...<br /><br />Anyway I am really looking forward to the event... and I really like being busy and getting everything ready. I will be taking some general gardeing products with me too, labels, warer retaining gel, string, pots, hanging basket liners... And probaly loads more items too...Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-5344261066164707702011-05-17T20:08:20.897+01:002011-05-17T20:08:20.897+01:00Tuesday 17th May.
Not done much or really anythin...Tuesday 17th May.<br /><br />Not done much or really anything on the nursery today, I've been to busy up at the unit again...<br /><br />I'm out on the nursery all day tomorro, potting up again and watering... which is a very important job for the next few weeks to get everything just right for the help 4 heros event on 11th June...<br /><br />I've also decided that during the day on my stall I will be doing a few demomstrations of potting up tubs,troughs and baskets and I might do short gardener's question time in the afternoon... <br /><br />I will also be donating a few raffle prizes a planted trough and probaly and planted basket too... <br />I'll just have to see how it goes on the day...<br />Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-17343310334598444072011-05-16T21:37:07.725+01:002011-05-16T21:37:07.725+01:00Monday 16th May.
I've had a very busy evening...Monday 16th May.<br /><br />I've had a very busy evening out on the nursery, potting up 200 nicotinia sylvestris seedling which are rather small at the moment but, should grow on quite quickly now.. I also planted you another flowering hanging basket and a vegetable and herb trough... I had to water all the greenhouse plants again as I think it had been quite warm here today... #<br /><br />I was up at the unit again with John and Edward then we finished early and went off to Crewe to buy some more equipment for the unit.<br /><br />We're all in again tomorrow, still very busy...more orders coming in..daily.. Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-78540714839436466312011-05-15T18:51:37.310+01:002011-05-15T18:51:37.310+01:00Sunday 15th May.
I've started to grow lots mo...Sunday 15th May.<br /><br />I've started to grow lots more vegetables in pots this year, as I find it much easier to look after them, today I planted up some dwarf beans called "orinoco" they have yellow pods... And I have now potted you my sweet potato slip, and a new tomato varity called "pick a tom"... <br /><br />I'm really happy with how everything is doing out on the nursery and in the garden and the warm weather has really helped and so has the damp wet weather we've had this week...<br /><br />We're all really looking forward to eat lots of fresh vegetables, and I'm looking forward to all the beautiful flowers that I've grown.. Lady Sarah..Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-783551452510483502011-05-15T18:38:41.638+01:002011-05-15T18:38:41.638+01:00Sunday 15th May.
It's been a very busy day ou...Sunday 15th May.<br /><br />It's been a very busy day out on the nursery, I've managed to get most of the seedlings potted up today I had over 5 hours out there... I very tired now, but enjoyed every minute out there...<br /><br />I made up 2 new hanging baskets to with herbs and vegetables, hopefully like last year they will do quite well.<br /><br />I have potted up another 40 tomato's and lots of oregano and basil as well as some beans and I planted out one of the italian stripped courgettes... <br /> I have been busy writing labels as well for everything.. so most plants are now also labelled up... <br /><br />So I'm going to have a rest tonight and tomorrow evening I will be out there again potting up what eveer I forgot to do today... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-67451913452931597142011-05-14T21:24:29.069+01:002011-05-14T21:24:29.069+01:00Saturday 14th May.
Well everything is growing ver...Saturday 14th May.<br /><br />Well everything is growing very well in the vegetable boxes.The potato's are getting quite big now and all the lettuce is growing well and we've had alot of really nice and very fresh salads, and I'm sowing a new lettuce crop every 2-3 weeks so I will have some nice tasty salsd leaves throughout the summer, All the peas and beans are doing well they need training up string this week, as there ready for growing up something now... The aztec golden grains are growing very well and the sweet corn and black corn will be planted out in the new vegetable box..<br />We now have 4 vegetable boxes and a new small temporary greenhouse, which is very full on vegetable plants and some flowers... <br /><br />So hopefully there'll be plenty of fresh tasty vegetables to eat, throughout this summer and they'll be some for the winter too.. Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-46614645744191030702011-05-14T21:04:34.055+01:002011-05-14T21:04:34.055+01:00Saturday 14th May.
Well as we've had such a w...Saturday 14th May.<br /><br />Well as we've had such a warm start to the gardening year I have not yet seen to many pests around.. I did have a few greenfly on one plant the other day but I just squished them and haven't found anymore since... And up to now there haven't been may slugs around my garden either.. or snails I think it's been to dry for them.. Although I'll have to keep and eye out over the next few days as we've had a few wet days and they seem to come out whenit's been damp / wet... I will put out a few beer traps tomorrow and see if any come along..I do hope that all my gardening friends are not suffering with any pestd or diseases.. If you have then get on to me and I will try to help solve the problem... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-29083081495466846452011-05-14T20:32:11.934+01:002011-05-14T20:32:11.934+01:00Saturday 14th May.
Well it's getting time now...Saturday 14th May.<br /><br />Well it's getting time now to start thinking about taking cuttings of hydrangeas, I will be starting tomorrow, with my very rare hyd. macro. quadricolor, It has lots of nice young shoots to take cuttings off, but I will only be taking around 4 as my plant is very old and I don't want to weaken it or damage it in any way...<br /><br />I will root them in the greenhouse not the propagator as I will have to keep a close eye on them... They will only take a few weeks to root and then they will be potted on and hopefully will be ready for sale next spring....<br /><br />They are not difficult to propagate and should grow well during the summer but they will need some protection during the winter, as they will be very tender there first year....<br /><br />I will also be photographing lots of my plants tomorrow to go on to my website, I need lots of my new plants and of some of my specimen plants too... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-67988535963049700042011-05-14T20:19:15.215+01:002011-05-14T20:19:15.215+01:00Saturday 14th May.
The event has had a venue chan...Saturday 14th May.<br /><br />The event has had a venue change, it now be at Sandbach Community Primary School same date 11th June 2011... it will start around 11am and finsh around 6pm...<br /><br />There's load to do and see and hopefully weather permitting we'll have and raf helicopter joining us for the day, as well as military vehicles, lots of stalls the army and navy will be attending too... So come along and join us for a great day out... Hope to see you there... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-83476093597102297622011-05-14T20:06:47.471+01:002011-05-14T20:06:47.471+01:00Saturday 14th May.
Not been on the nursery today,...Saturday 14th May.<br /><br />Not been on the nursery today, I was up at the unit instead...<br />I will be spending all day tomorrow working out on the nursery as I only have a few weeks left until the Help 4 Heros event which I am atteneding with the nursery.. And theres lots of plants including lots of vegetables and flowers and a few shrubs too...<br /><br />We had a meeting on thurseday about the event all is going well, excepte we've had to change the venue it is now at Sandbach Community Primary school, just over the road from the boys school now starting at 11am and running through to at least 6pm ...We're all really looking forward to the event...Just ant some nice weather for that day... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-32624680305865628192011-05-11T22:01:08.178+01:002011-05-11T22:01:08.178+01:00Wednesday 11th May.
The home grown mushrooms have...Wednesday 11th May.<br /><br />The home grown mushrooms have now all finished growing we've had loads out of one little box and hopefully in a few weeks time we'll be starting some more off... We've had at least 8 weeks of free mushrooms and they tasted really good and so fresh and earthy taste to them...<br />I might try a different kind of mushroom next time...<br />one of the chinese types I think and my be another box of english mushrooms too...<br />Lady Sarah...Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-60187648760045324742011-05-11T21:46:21.215+01:002011-05-11T21:46:21.215+01:00Wednesday 11th May.
Well the countdown is on for ...Wednesday 11th May.<br /><br />Well the countdown is on for our Help 4 Heros event which is taking place on Saturday 11th June.<br /><br />It's now going to be held at Sandbach Community Primary school... start at 10am running through to 4pm... There will be a helicopter coming for the day and lots of stalls.. and a childrens fair... and of course my nursery stall and a help 4 heros stall too with lots of goodies to help raise funds....<br /><br />So I hope that one or two of you might just come along and see us there... there will be lote of vegetable plants and summer flower for sale and I will be taking along some of our planters and tubs for displaying... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-5629834096470933162011-05-11T21:32:03.456+01:002011-05-11T21:32:03.456+01:00Wednesday 11th May
I've been very busy recent...Wednesday 11th May<br /><br />I've been very busy recently getting ready for 11th june... I had a count up of seedlings yesterday and we have just short of 1000...<br />I've potted most of them up now and everything is looking really well and very healthly...<br /><br />The vegetable boxes are doing really well too, we've been eating lots of salad leaves and in the next few days I'll be planting out the stripped courgettes and pumpkins and some of the many tomato's which I have grown.<br /><br />I have also managed to get hold of a sweet potato slip and thats now growing well in the main greenhouse, I also have a new small green house which I have need for ages, it's now very full and I might just need another one before 11th June...<br /><br />So I'm very,very busy... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-82472771167812580872011-05-02T08:37:21.329+01:002011-05-02T08:37:21.329+01:00Monday 2nd May.
Mayday. We're still up in Roc...Monday 2nd May.<br /><br />Mayday. We're still up in Rochdale and we've had a nice break although we were working...<br />That went very well, and we've managed to have a few afternoon out as well... we went up to Skipton yesterday which is a lovely town..<br /><br />We should be making our way back home later on today.. We need to as all the plants will need a good watering.. due to the dry weather...<br /><br />I can't wait to see how much everything has grown...<br /><br />And we might just have to eat a lot of fresh salad as I'm sure all the salad vegetable have grown... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-81446503060484106782011-04-28T21:50:01.080+01:002011-04-28T21:50:01.080+01:00Thursday 28th April
I'm still very up set ove...Thursday 28th April<br /><br />I'm still very up set over losing my beautiful dog Benji, He is now at rest up here in Rochdale.<br />We have made a small garden for him next to my mother in laws dogs grave...<br /><br />We have found out who poisoned him it's now all in the hnds of the police and rspca... <br /><br />We're all looking forward to tomorrow and we're going to watch the wedding and have a dinner party in William and Katherine's honour tomorrow evening... Good luck to them both, hope you have a long and happy marriage together.<br /><br />The nursery is on hold for a few weeks now as we're away for a few days...<br /><br />I've managed to get a few more plants for the nursery including a nice Acer... and a brugmansia (datura)commonly known as angels trupets... I've wanted one for ages and I managed to find a really good one yesterday while we we're out and about around Rochdale..<br />Having a rest and party tomorrow.. Lady Sarah..Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-2583002406396522002011-04-23T20:12:39.639+01:002011-04-23T20:12:39.639+01:00Saturday 23rd April.
What was suposed to be a ver...Saturday 23rd April.<br /><br />What was suposed to be a very happy day for me has turned out very sad. This morning my beautiful dog benji died in my arms after some one had poisioned him. He was ok running around and playful yesterday and this morning at 11-30am he died....<br /><br />He had been such a good dog and my bet friend through some very difficult times... <br />At the moment I'm very angry very sad and distressed with not knowing who did that to my wonderful pet....<br /><br />We have our eye on one or two people around where we live and the police and rspca have been informed they were very helpful and supportive... but that stil doesn't bring benji back....<br /><br />So I had a very sad birthday... <br /><br />R.I.P. BENJI... My best friend and pal...we'll all miss you.... the house feels so empty even now...Still not quite sunk in either...<br /><br />A very sad Lady Sarah.xLady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-91491261737842721402011-04-22T21:32:36.570+01:002011-04-22T21:32:36.570+01:00Friday 22nd April.
Lots happening out in the vege...Friday 22nd April.<br /><br />Lots happening out in the vegetable boxes... The peas are around 10 inches tall all the beetroot and carrots are now growing really well and I should be able to start picking some of our salad crop from next week as there almost ready and looking very healthy... I've planted out 12 runner beean plants.. and I know it's alittle early but they've been in a cold greenhouse for nearly a month and had quite a few frosts on them and have survived really well...<br /><br />There are also some very good looking leeks and so are all the brassicas we have brussels sprouts and purple sprouting brocolli which I eat tonnes of during the winter and spring..I also have a very good crop of red onions they're growing so well....<br /><br />And I'm watering everything at least twice a day as they keep drying out so quickly, I think I will have to add some more compost to the vegetable boxes over the next few months...<br /><br />I also have quite a good crop of potato's which have popped up this week they now at 6 inches and growing quite quickly... So I'm happy with everything at the moment... I've sown some more lettuce and a few other salad crops... Lady SarahLady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-63789680865718404632011-04-22T21:12:19.286+01:002011-04-22T21:12:19.286+01:00Friday 22nd April.
Had a very busy day watering a...Friday 22nd April.<br /><br />Had a very busy day watering and potting up again... and managed to run out of compost but I will be getting some more tomorrow....<br /><br />And tomorrow is also a special day for me not only is it St Georges day but it's also my birthday..can't believe that I amd going to be 41 tomorrow this last year has gone so very quick... I miss my 40th birthday as I was very ill will pepper poisioning there were some hidden in some food which we had the night before...And I spent 4 days in bed.. as I'm alergic to peppers...so I have avoided them up to now this year.. and look forward to celebrating my birthday with my family...<br /><br />I will hopefully be able to pick up a few plants which I need for my collection...<br /><br />Hopefully it will be a nice day agian tomorrow I think the thunder storm just cleared the air a bit..it smelt very fresh and clean out there this evening...Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-65272775623255648072011-04-22T20:51:57.020+01:002011-04-22T20:51:57.020+01:00Friday 22nd April.
Had a very busy day out on th...Friday 22nd April.<br /><br />Had a very busy day out on the nursery, we put in a new fence panel and I re-arranged the potting shed again...I have much more space now.<br /><br />All the plants had to be watered twice..and we've just had a really good thunder torm with lots of rain which will hopefully get down to the plants roots and I might just not have to water tomorrow...As it's my birthday tomorrow and I'm having a day off...<br />We're off to my parents for our lunch and then we'll have a bbq at home later on in then evening.... <br /><br />We're going to visit on of ny favorite plant nurseries while we are at my parents.... <br /><br />And we might take Edward off for a wake to the local park to see the ducks and swans that they have there...<br /><br />So I'm looking forward to having a really nice day...Lady Sarah...almost 41...xxxLady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-39071651187226548312011-04-20T08:42:40.515+01:002011-04-20T08:42:40.515+01:00Wednesday 20th April.
Lots happening in the veget...Wednesday 20th April.<br /><br />Lots happening in the vegetable plots.<br /><br />The potato's are now sprouting out of the soil, the curly kale has started to grow and so has all the salad crops and there will be more those sowed later on today....<br /><br />I have lots of tiny carrots and beetroot and there are lots and lots of brocolli and brussels sprouts plants, I will have to thin them all out later on today....<br /><br />I will be picking up another vegetable box on Saturday as I need to move more plants around again....<br /><br />It wont be long now until I can start picking some of my vegetable plants and I am really looking forward to eating them this year....<br /><br />So I'm off out there now I'll let you know later how I get on today... It's going to be another warm one .... Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-54809779831449059712011-04-20T08:29:21.444+01:002011-04-20T08:29:21.444+01:00Wednesday 20th April.
3 days until my 41st birthd...Wednesday 20th April.<br /><br />3 days until my 41st birthday....<br /><br />Been rather busy out on the nursery and today will be busy too.... There are lots of tomato's to pot on and my chilli's are also ready to go in the next size up pot...<br /><br />I've still not got my greenhouse... I've just been to busy to go and pick it up...So I am hoping to get it one day next week.... I may just get one for my birthday...<br /><br />I'm also going to sow some more seeds today and hopefully get the tea tree seeds started off today... they arrived last week...there alot bigger than I thought and I only ordered 10 and I got 30 so I did quite well with them... <br /><br />I also got another delivery of compost from rochdale as yet again I had almost run out... I will probably need some more by the weekend...<br /><br />This weekend is usually a big gardening weekend across the uk as most people start to get there gardens tidied up adn ready for the summer... I'm sure all the local garden centres will be busy.... I'm going to try and not go to any over the weekend... but I probably will... <br />We're all off to my parents for lunch on my birthday which should be nice, as they have given out really nice weather for the easter weekend....Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-35350220926798366502011-04-18T10:32:21.278+01:002011-04-18T10:32:21.278+01:00Monday 18th April.
Just had a fantastic weekend a...Monday 18th April.<br /><br />Just had a fantastic weekend at our towns carnival amd transport festival...it was very hot and we had thousands of visitors to our beautiful town... We had just short of 200 cars trucks buses and military vechiles in our town cetntre yesterday...and I had to judge the most impressive foriegn truck and I got a ride in it too...Very nice track a leyland daf from a local firm...I choose ot because it was tidy very clean and shinny and I could get in and out of the cab quite easily...And teh dy=river was quite cheeky too...But I still think out of the other 10 trucks I choose the best one...<br />There were so many people around the town all smiling and waving at us as we drove past...<br />I had quite a few enquires about the nursery too as we made all the planters and made the vip area look very nice and professional looking..<br />Everyone made very nice comments about the troughs and pots...They did look good... It was a bit to warm for them yesterday afternoon though and I was glad to get a them all back home and give them a good watering and they had look really good again this morning...<br />I'm very tired and achy today so I having a rest..<br />And thank you to everyone who took part and to all out helpers... I got some great photos too...<br />Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-12647201063043596252011-04-10T22:14:52.544+01:002011-04-10T22:14:52.544+01:00Sunday 10th April.
I've not been out on the n...Sunday 10th April.<br /><br />I've not been out on the nursery today as I went out to a model aircraft flying show instead... We all had a great time...<br /><br />When we got back we had a wonderful bbq and a few ciders...<br /><br />I water all the plants and check all was ok...which it was...<br /><br />I should get a few bit done tomorrow as i'm not doing anything else tomorrow other than getting seedlings potted and re-potted, I need to find 60 pots all of the same size to pot on the tomato Garten perle as they have now all started to out grow there cell pots...I don't know where there going to go after potting on...As I couldn't pick up my new greenhouse again this week...just to busy elsewhere....<br /><br />I might just get it next week...as I'm busy all this week and weekend with our towns Sandbach's carnival and transport festival...<br /><br />I'm quite excited about the whole weekend and I will have a few of my tub and troughs that we make and I plant up on display around the VIP area....Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810693761701337636.post-82324194250052323602011-04-08T20:11:02.036+01:002011-04-08T20:11:02.036+01:00Friday 8th April.
Well I managed to sow a few mor...Friday 8th April.<br /><br />Well I managed to sow a few more vegetable seeds<br />today. I eat loads of spinach so they had to go in today and all the red onions are now growing very well.<br /><br />It also looks like I'm having a bit of a cat problem at the moment, one has been digging in one of the vegetable boxes...So I have but some netting up today to stop it or them getting back in there....Lady Sarah.Lady Sarah Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763997306259813120noreply@blogger.com