Veg Journal - 2011 January
Although the snow eventually went, January was an exceptionally cold month and it had a bad effect on the stored
potatoes. Surprisingly, some of the over-wintering peas and broad beans were coming through, which encouraged us to go
and buy the seed potatoes, onions and shallots for the year.
Week ending 8th January
2nd - Picked one big carrot & some kale (the whitefly are still alive!). Found the potatoes in the shed were
suffering from the extremely cold temperatures.
3rd - Picked the equivalent of 4 large parsnips for making soup.
4th - Sorted out the rotten / rotting potatoes & brought the rest inside for washing.
Week ending 24th January
19th - Picked 1 leek, 1 parsnip & 4 or 5 carrots sometime since the last journal entry.
20th - Picked 3 leeks & 2 carrots. Two broad beans are poking through.
23rd - Picked 2 carrots. Two more broad beans are through!
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Week ending 31st January
25th - Picked 2 swedes (one was rotten). A few peas are coming through.
26th - Picked 5 parsnips.
27th - Bought the extra seeds we need for this year, plus the seed potatoes (Charlotte & Desiree), onions, red
onions & shallots.
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