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• "Keeping My Eyes Peeled"

  

  Isn't that a strange expression? It sounds awfully painful...Anyway, for those who don't understand the expression it means being on the lookout. As ever, I hav... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Bank Holiday Weekend Update

  

  So, April has finished and May is here. April was a very dry month, with very few of the traditional showers. There was lots of sunshine, but it was still very... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Blog Holiday

  

  For reasons of work and family, I will be taking a rest from Blogging for a while. I hope to be back within a few days. Until then, I leave you with these photo... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garden in Ornex

  

  In this post I am going to write some more about my daughter Fiona's garden in Ornex, France. Yesterday I showed you mostly Tulips. Today I want to show you som... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Not Harvest Monday - 27th April 2015

  

  I'm not linking-up with Harvest Monday this week, because I have not been doing any harvesting. Jane and I have been over in France visiting our younger daughte... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomato Progress Report

  

  I have been growing tomatoes for many years now, and I follow a well-established routine. For the last three years I have sown them in late March, and after... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Perfect for Pots

  

  Last Autumn Jane won in a competition a pack (15 bulbs) of Sarah Raven's "Perfect for Pots" Tulips. It fell to me (of course) to grow them! They are just... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Getting Some Salads Started

  

  Every year, one of my raised beds is always devoted to salad-production. Salads are good crops to grow if space is limited, because if you choose the right... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Chilli Progress Report

  

  My chillis are not doing very well this year. I have had massive problems with aphids. I have tried everything to defeat them - proprietary bug-sprays, home-mad... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Good Germination Rates

  

  This year I have had good germination rates with most of my seeds. In the case of the tomatoes (which are easy to keep track of) it was 100%. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Bursting into Life!

  

  The recent warm sunny weather really kick-started my garden.The Rhubarb evidently loves its new home in the deep pot. However, even though this will require... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 20th April 2015

  

  Hooray! My Harvest Monday post has something in it other than PSB. (Blink, and you'll miss it though...). These are the first of this year's Asparagus.Yes, so... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Marwell Zoo

  

  On Friday Jane and I looked after our oldest granddaughter, Lara, for the day. She is nearly six, and a real bundle of energy. For a start, she seems to eat... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The National Collection Of...

  

  ...of Elmlea pots!Tomato seedlingsWhere would I be without Elmlea pots??LeeksOn average we probably use about one pot of Elmlea a week, and I save the pots... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Earthing-up Potatoes

  

  My First Early potatoes seem to be doing OK, especially the "Annabelle" ones. They had grown several inches tall so last Sunday I decided the time had come to d... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• We Have Lift-off!

  

  After more than a week of mostly sunny and warm weather, stuff is coming up!Those are "Chantenay" Carrots, in one of the black plastic crates in the wooden... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Flowers for a Change

  

  How about seeing some flowers instead of vegetables, just for a change?I am very happy with these bright red Tulips in a wide shallow blue pot:My only... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pricking-out Brassicas and Lettuces

  

  I have moved my Brussels Sprout seedlings into individual pots now. Technically this is called "pricking-out".The time to do this job is when the plants have... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 13 April 2015

  

  Are you getting bored of seeing photos of Purple Sprouting Broccoli? If so, I'm sorry about that, but PSB is all that my garden is producing at present, so... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Spare Broad Beans - to Use Or Not to Use?

  

  A couple of weeks ago when I planted out my Broad Beans I was afraid that some of them might not survive the ravages of weather and pigeons, so I sowed a few... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 GARDENING, HOME