TopVeg – growing veg,fruit&herbs

March 16, 2011

February Rain in the TopVeg Garden

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February 2011 has been a wet month, recording 60ml of rain in the TopVeg garden.  This is exactly the same as we had in February 2007, but the January 2011 measurement is the lowest we have had in the 4 years.

The rainfall in the TopVeg garden in 2011 has been:

January 2011   12.5 ml

February 2011  60ml

Rainfall in the TopVeg garden in 2010 was 432.5 ml

  • January  57 ml
  • February 59.5 ml
  • March 26.5 ml
  • April 18 ml
  • May 8.25 ml
  • June 28.5 ml
  • July 25.25 ml
  • August 47 ml
  • Sept 81 ml
  • Oct 14.5 ml
  • Nov  52 ml
  • Dec  15 ml

The annual rainfall in the TopVeg Garden:

  • 2006   631
  • 2007   795
  • 2008   571
  • 2009   519
  • 2010   432

The monthly rainfall in February  in the TopVeg garden was high.  What was yours?

January 2, 2010

What to do in January in the vegetable garden

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The weather in January means there are fewer outside jobs to do in the vegetable garden, and productive time can be spent inside planning this season’s crops.

Seeds to Sow in January:

Crops to Harvest in January:

  • cabbages

    cabbage
    cabbage
  • sprouts
  • kale
  • leeks
  • parsnips

Other January Jobs:

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