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• An Interview with Green Gardens

  

  It's always nice to think that people value your advice or opinions, so I am pleased to report that I was recently interviewed by Green Gardens for an article o... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Last of the Summer Vines

  

  The title of the post will possibly remind some readers of the TV series "Last of the Summer Wine", set in the Yorkshire Dales, in which the antics of 3 old... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 12 September 2016

  

  Things have been a bit quiet in my garden recently, with little harvesting going on. We have been away for a couple of days again, so I didn't want to be left... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• More Pics of the Oregano

  

  For those of you helping me to identify what is attacking my Oregano and other herbs, here are some more photos. and thanks for your help, by the way!The upper... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• September Chilli Update

  

  If you're not interested in chillis, I suggest you read no further, because this post is entirely about chillis... :)All of a sudden, there is a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• End-of-season-itis

  

  I think it's fair to say that the best fruit and veg are not normally the ones produced right at the end of a plant's growing season. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• More Finger Carrots

  

  The other day I wrote about harvesting the first of my Finger Carrots, aka Cocktail Carrots, from one of the two black plastic tubs held in my tall wooden... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 5th September 2016

  

  September: classic harvest time!I have already written about most of these things in an earlier post, so I'll be brief. In that basket are Runner Beans,... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• What's Eating My Oregano?

  

  I have been trying for some time to grow a decent quantity of "proper" Greek Oregano - the strongly-flavoured, very aromatic type, not the insipid "Origanum... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Red Cabbage "Ruby Perfection"

  

  Earlier this year I planted 12 cabbage seedlings in one of my raised beds, and these included two "Ruby Perfection" Red Cabbages.Cabbages like this grow pretty... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Lazy Summer Days

  

  Having been away for a week (and working hard during that time!) we have been enjoying a couple of days of quiet time at home. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Abundance!

  

  Yesterday I said I was going to spend some time harvesting, and I certainly did. Let me show you...Runner Beans, Cucumbers, Beetroot..."Boltardy" Beetroot and... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Welcome Return

  

  If you have been wondering why I have been a bit low-profile recently, and posting less often, it's because we have been away for a week, looking after Jane's... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 29 August 2016

  

  My harvests this time are a bit scant, because we have been away from home for most of the week. Nevertheless...I'm putting Blueberries at the top of my list... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowers - a Strange Year.

  

  OK, so flowers are not the No.1 priority in Mark's Veg Plot, but I do still like to have a bit of colour in the garden. Just like with the vegetables though, th... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Moving the PSB to the Next Stage

  

  My Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants are getting quite big now, and beginning to be top-heavy. In the gale-force wind we had last weekend they were swaying to an... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• An Unidentified Chilli

  

  Earlier this year a friend gave me some chilli plants. One of them has developed into this:The trouble is, no-one seems to know what variety it is. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomato Times

  

  Late August / Early September is probably the peak of the tomato-harvesting season in the UK, and despite some "issues", I am managing to harvest a fair few... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 22nd Aug 2016

  

  August is definitely my premier harvesting month!The tomatoes are rolling in now. Earlier in the year I thought I was going to lose the lot, what with compost... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• "Challock Chilli" Update

  

  I'm sure you remember that I'm trialling a couple plants of Stephen Shirley's new chilli currently known as the "Challock Chilli". A fruit on one of the plants... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 GARDENING, HOME