{"id":674,"date":"2015-09-21T12:26:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T12:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/?page_id=674"},"modified":"2015-09-21T19:39:06","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T19:39:06","slug":"growing-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/?page_id=674","title":{"rendered":"Growing Diaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-675 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0626-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0626\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0626-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0626-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0626.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It is September and the front garden is starting to be in full production. By the end of the week I will taste my first runner beans and the courgettes need to be picked up every couple of days. On the container side I have started to pick my first \u00a0tomatoes and I have a regular supply of baby carrots to the delight of my friend\u2019s rabbit who love the tops (pesticide free of course). This year I\u2019m trialling a butternut squash and a pumpkin in containers. One of my friends has had some success with those but to date no sign of any butternut squash; the plant is healthy though.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-676 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0630-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0630\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0630-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0630-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0630.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recently\u00a0I \u00a0replanted some baby kale into a larger pot so they can wait when some space becomes available in the front garden.\u00a0 These will be very welcome in wintertime when it is hard to get a fresh supply of greens from the allotment. \u00a0I am also hoping to plant some rainbow chard which can be harvested in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-677 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0663-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0663\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0663-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0663-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0663.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0665-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0665\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0665-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0665-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backtofront.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSCN0665.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marie \u2013 Pierre Blog SUMMER 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is August and the front garden is starting to be in full production. By the end of the week I will taste my first runner beans and the courgettes need to be picked up every couple of days. On the container side I have started to pick my first \u00a0tomatoes and I have a regular supply of baby carrots to the delight of my friend\u2019s rabbit who love the tops (pesticide free of course). This year I\u2019m trialling a butternut squash and a pumpkin in containers. One of my friend has had some success with those but to date no sign of any butternut; the plant is healthy though. Last night I have replanted some baby kale in larger pot so they can wait when some space becomes available in the front garden.\u00a0 These will be very welcome in wintertime when it is hard to get a fresh supply of greens from the allotment. \u00a0I am also hoping to plant some rainbow chard which can be harvested in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is September and the front garden is starting to be in full production. 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