The Disaffected I
July 1st, 2015Definition of disaffected in English:adjective
Dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control:
First 'n' Last Crops
May 14th, 20252026
- May 12th: First strawberry
- May 16th: First broad beans
2025
- May 13th: First strawberry and Last carrot
- May 19th: First broad beans
- June 8th: Made bread from home wheat, maize, masa and a little spelt from 2020 �
- June 12th: Eating bread and lettuce, with some Essential PButter and Broad beans in the evening.
- July 4th: Some decent sized blackcurrants from the bush at the front of the cabin.

300g Blackcurrants - July 6th: Wasn't quite expecting some climbing beans to be ready, and variety

160g climbers - July 31st: First 2 figs: Sept. 10th Last Fig
- Sept. 5thLast plum
- Sept. 25th Harvested last maize, most needed the removal of black and rotten kernels, but have twelve edible.
- Sept. 25th Most of the pears on the nearest tree were gone by the end of August and now the other pear tree is bare.
- Sept. 25th A few runner beans still going but on there last legs.
Maize, Sweet Corn 2026
March 22nd, 2026There are four types, Flat or Round, Yellow or White ( FY RY FW FW ). The Round ones are best for flour.
2026
Using only saved kernels this year
First Lot
- April 14th: Soaked 72 FY type | · April 18th: 26 | April 21st: + 9 | April 22nd + 4 ✅
- 20 of 26 potted on 18th ❜ April 24th 9 | April 25th +8 | April 26th +3
- 9 of 13 potted on 21st and 22nd ❜ April 25th: 5 | April 26th: +4 |
- 🌱 April 26th: 15 | April 27th: +18 | | April 28th: +2
Second Lot
- April 22nd Soaked 36 FY type | · April 26th 29| April 28th +1
- ❜ April 29th: 3 | April 30th: +4 | May 1st: +3 | | May 4th: +18 | ❜ 28 | ✅
- ✘ May 4th: approx 10 dug up, probably by mice, to eat the kernel. So plant deeper in future etc. or protect individually and not with netting.
Plot 1



Third Lot
- May 3rd: Soaked 58 RY type | · May 8th: 34 + 20 + 4 not sprouting. ✅
- ❜ May 11th: 40 | May 12th: +14 + 4 not sprouting. �
- 🌱 May 14th: 54 ✅

May 14th: Plot 2: Risking a cold night





























