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For Saturday 19 April 2025
The Saturday Wrap for 19 April 2025. The Tumble, Google Calendar, Bank Holiday, Sixpence None The Richer, Food Fest, Lemon Basil, German, Easter Eggs, Android, Drippage, Train Tram, Full Spoons, Colleagues, Earthing Up, Screen Wash, Washout. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #April2025
For Saturday 01 February 2025
The Saturday Wrap for 01 February 2025. Growth, DeepSeek, FTTP, Manfred Mann, Frozen, The Project, Head, Ethernet, Spring Onions, Apple, Car Power, ATV+, Trust Pilot, Planning. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #February2025
For Saturday 09 November 2024
The Saturday Wrap for 09 November 2024. Dunkelflaute, Cheap Charts, Elections, Whitesnake, Chromebook, Delivery, pruning, build, survey, Spring Onions, Mince Pies, Peppers, return label, Android, shaved, 13.5 TOG. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #November2024
For Saturday 29 June 2024
The Saturday Wrap for 29 June 2024. Betgate, Stop The Madness, Skin, Evanescence, Brew Monster, Planting Out, Sewing Seeds, Postal Vote, Fridges, Closed Pubs, Robot Skin, Curry Thursday, Reddit. #SaturdayWrap #Newport #June2024
Garden – September 2023
September, the watershed month. The end of Summer and the beginning of Autumn. However, in the Lovely Lower Rhymney Valley, it was marked by a heatwave and it was out with the watering can again. It lasted about ten days and then it was back to sunshine and showers but at least it was warm. The Summer Onion Sets arrived and I have planted them in five pots already, so I’m well ahead of schedule. I had my first Crimson Crush Tomatoes and Cucumbers from the garden during the month. The rest of the Bush Tomatoes and the Peppers are still a month behind but I have high hopes for them as long as we don’t get a frost. Indoors, the Lemon Basil is still doing well and I am now into the Spring Onions.
For Saturday 16 September 2023
The Saturday Wrap for 16 September 2023. Remembrance, Windows Update, Apple, Breadfan, Buses and Fog, Spring Onions, Washing, Seed catalogues, AirTag Back Pocket, Gloucester Oktoberfest 23, EOL Google Home, Lidl, Aldi, A Christmas September in Newport, Covid, Battle of Britain. #SaturdayWrap #Bedwas #September2023
Garden – August 2023
Well, August 2023 was officially in Autumn. Rainy, grey and with a couple of named storms as well. Still, lots of positives, less use of the watering can. Potatoes from the garden. Lots of mint and Lemon Basil. Four Crimson Tomatoes and an ever growing lawn. All the Peppers are planted on and the Tomato Bushes are coming on well. Need more compost for the soon to be arriving Autumn Onion Sets. It’s Harvest Home.
Garden – July 2023
The washout that is July 2023 however, it means that there was less use of the watering and a cheaper water bill. The Peppers and Bus Tomatoes are about 6 weeks behind but they are growing well. The Crimson Crush are large but still green. I’s good to come home from work and pick Lettuce Leaves, Mint, Lemon Basil and Summer Onions. The Casablanca (First Earlies) have been making excellent chips and there are still a lot of them in bags. August, it’s looking very much like July. The Great British Summer.
Garden – May 2023
May started off with it being two to three weeks behind the normal growing season. Two varieties of Tomatoes, one of Peppers and one of Cucumbers were all planted on the indoor window sills. Bags for life over them to create a warmer, damper micro climate. So far only three pots have germinated. The rest of the growing was planting Potatoes, earthing up Potatoes and water Potatoes. They, however, are a striking success. Casablancas and Dersiree. The lawn after it’s seaweed feed and two mows, is looking much better, however, the reseeding, not so good. Onions of varies types are all growing well, as are the Radishes. Drought now.
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