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• Pricking-out Chilli Seedlings

  

  Here's a progress report concerning my chillis. About half of the 20 varieties I sowed have germinated so far. This doesn't mean that the others have failed.... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday March 2015

  

  The PSB season is in full swing now:From my point of view, these are perfect spears of PSB. Just the right balance of flower, leaf and stalk. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Game Casserole with Yorkshire Puddings

  

  On Friday I felt an urge to cook Yorkshire puddings. Not with the traditional roast beef, but with mixed game casserole. My idea was to serve the game... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Crocuses in the Spotlight

  

  Over the last couple of years, when my pot-planted Crocuses have finished flowering I have put them in the ground at the bases of my mature trees, where they... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulips and PSB

  

  Here is a photo of one of my Hellebores, in full bloom at last. Isn't it beautiful?One of my blogging friends in the USA (Jennifer, of "Rainy Day Gardener") is ... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Livening-up the Libertia

  

  I wrote on Tuesday about jobs to do in the garden at this time of year. If you are the owner of a Libertia (or some Libertias), here's yet another task for you ... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sowing Leeks

  

  You know how it is... A Sunday morning in February; the sun is shining; the garden looks nice (although it is covered in frost); you are itching to sow... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Getting Some Jobs Done

  

  When you are a gardener there are lots of little jobs you need to do - often unglamorous, messy, repeated, yet necessary. You get the point? One of those that... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 23 Feb 2015

  

  Well, I finally picked some PSB!Since PSB is clearly one of my favourite vegetables, this is a significant moment for me - the culmination of 10 months of... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sweet Potatoes

  

  I have read on many blogs about growing Sweet Potatoes, but I have never tried it myself. Inspired by the efforts of blogging friend Daphne over at Daphne's... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pheasant Breasts and PSB

  

  My recently-harvested PSB was served yesterday as an accompaniment to a meal based on a pack of Pheasant breasts bought from the Farmers' Market. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• First Picking of the PSB

  

  Well, the moment finally arrived when I felt it was OK to pick the first of this year's Purple Sprouting Broccoli. It didn't take me long to gather it - one... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Applying Compost and Netting

  

  As you know, I recently constructed that big new raised bed. Last weekend I emptied out one of my "Dalek-style" compost bins, and distributed the well-rotted... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Things Just Can't Be Hurried...

  

  Some of those things (that cannot be hurried) are my Hellebores. After weeks (months?) of being on the brink of opening, they are now just about... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sowing Broad Beans

  

  Like thousands of gardeners all round the country, I'm itching to get going with sowing and planting! It is too early to sow most things. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sowing Chilli Seeds

  

  I have sowed my first seeds of 2015. They are chillis. Deciding which ones to grow this time has been a very tough decision, because so many kind friends have... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 16th Feb 2015

  

  Well, I have no Brussels Sprouts to show off this week, for the first time in many weeks. And you have probably read my post about Parsnips on Friday.Part of th... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Save Britain's Allotments!

  

  Some of my readers may be aware of the battle being waged between the plotholders of Farm Terrace Allotments and Watford Borough Council. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Lamb Shoulder with Flageolets

  

  When cooking meat you need to choose the right cut for the dish. I wanted to cook a Lamb dish with beans, cooked long and slow, so I chose Shoulder. This cut ca... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Parsnip "Duchess"

  

  This past year has been my best ever for Parsnips.In the past my Parsnips have generally been OK but unremarkable. This year I grew them in my Woodblocx raised... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME