25th May 2017
Marvin settles into his new home
I am now in my new home. I have a mini Access greenhouse all to myself. Bit hot in here at the moment though. Several panels have been slid across to allow plenty of airflow…
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12th May 2017
Marvin is itching to escape his pot and getting closer to the door
I want to be outside now. I know it is still too cold but I want to get out in the big wide world and see what it has to offer…
8th May 2017
Looking good Marvin
I’m a little marrow plant in my bigger pot.
Soon I will outgrow it and be planted in the plot…
5th May 2017
Potted up
Whooo hooo just got bigger accommodation. Up a pot size so I must be growing…
27th April 2017
Marvin develops a love for philosophy
The question is why a marrow? Why am I a marrow here in this pot, on this greenhouse bench? Well it was Socrates who said “The unexamined life is not worth living.”…
A HAPPY GREENHOUSE MEANS HAPPY PLANTS
Award-winning blogger Ade Sellars has some timely advice for those of us starting off our seedlings under cover
Over the next few months, our polytunnels and greenhouses will be home to our seedlings, and young plants; they will aid the development and growth of our fruit and veg. Right now, you can hear the bustle of eager gardeners, busying themselves…
25th April 2017
Marvin isn’t lonely
The greenhouse is packed to the roof with seedlings so I am not on my own.…
24th April 2017
Marvin turns over a new leaf
Two big leaves waving in the breeze. Whipping up the dusty soil making Marvin sneeze…
23rd April 2017
Marvin watches the busy bees
A bee has entered the greenhouse and is busy throwing himself against the glass. Three hours have passed and he is still trying to find the door. I have waved my little leaf at him to direct him out but he is not getting the message.…
22nd April 2017
Marvin meets a new human
My human has gone to Harrogate Flower Show for the weekend and left me in the capable hands of another human who comes in once a day to water us. So far she is doing a grand job. My compost has remained moist and I am growing well. Once day I may be the biggest…
21st April 2017
Marvin contemplates the weather
Someone once said God makes rainy days so gardeners can get the housework done. There must be some very messy houses around because we haven’t had a lot of rain lately.…
20th April 2017
Marvin has more leaves coming
Oh it’s good to be alive. The sun is out the greenhouse is warm and toasty and there is life springing up all around me. Someone once said “Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get marrows.” (I think the quote was tomatoes but you get those as well).…
19th April 2017
Marvin’s buddy
I thought I was the only marrow in the world and so I was bound to be the biggest. Unfortunately there are more of me…and some may be bigger already. Not a happy marrow…
Mudketeers diary-19th April 2017
What hungry gap?
April and May are months often referred to as the ‘Hungry Gap’ in veg gardening. It is a time when the winter veg is used up and the summer crops are still but seeds! I looked at my plot the other day and thought there wasn’t much on it until I went a-foraging.
For lunch today I…
