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• Maintaining the Old Routines

  

  Despite having written the other day that I have made one or two little changes to my gardening plans because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I'm still trying to... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Coronavirus Causes a Few Changes of Plan

  

  The extraordinary circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic mean that shopping in the normal way is practically impossible, and there is no guarantee... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• The Spuds Are In!

  

  Well, not ALL the spuds. Just the first ones. A significant milestone, nevertheless.This year, as usual, I'm growing my potatoes in containers - big 35-litre... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting out My Onions

  

  Last year I grew some onions by a different method. Instead of growing each onion separated from its fellows, I grew them in clumps. This allowed me to produce... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Chitting Potatoes

  

  I normally plant the first of my potatoes in mid to late March, so it's nearly time to do that. For the last two months my seed-potatoes have been chitting in... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting Broad Beans

  

  In my last post I described how my garden is currently almost bare, waiting for the new year's sowings and plantings. This week I planted out my first crop of... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Back to Square One

  

  Yes, I know it is possible to keep a garden populated with vegetables all year round, but I prefer to start "from scratch" each year. At present my veg-plot is... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Transplanting Chillis

  

  I sowed my chilli seeds on Valentine's day (14th Feb), and they have now grown to a size where they needed potting-on - by which I mean putting each seedling... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Waking up

  

  My blog has been "resting" since October, but I feel ready to start it up again, so Hello everyone!From a gardening point of view, 2020 has got off to a really... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Shutting up Shop for Winter

  

  I haven't posted anything here for ages, so you probably guessed this: I'm shutting up my blog for the Winter.My garden looks bedraggled and messy at present,... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Radicchio

  

  About this time every year I do my best to sing the praises of a vegetable that is unfortunately very under-appreciated in the UK, even though it is much more... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Maincrop Carrots

  

  I've had a good year for carrots. I have grown three types - a rainbow mix called "Harlequin", some "Chantenay Red-Cored" (which turned out not to have red... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Fading

  

  My garden is looking very much "End of Year" now. This old Sunflower head sums it up. Everything has a faded and droopy look.It's a similar story here. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Chillis - a Contrast in Styles

  

  Regular readers will be well aware that I'm a keen grower of chillis. However, they may not know that we (my wife Jane and me) do not actually eat huge... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Camera Problems Etc

  

  I've had a bit of an issue on the photography front... my trusty Olympus E-450 (9 years old now) has developed a fault. It won't focus! Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting "Crown Prince" Squashes

  

  Today I deemed it the right moment to harvest my crop of "Crown Prince" squashes. Their parent plants were dying down and there was no chance of the fruits... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Does Pinching-out Chilli Plants Really Help?

  

  Some people pinch out (remove) the growing tips of chilli plants, which allegedly makes them bushier and perhaps more vigorous. I don't normally use this... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Apples

  

  How do you tell when apples are nearly ripe? Answer - "When the birds start pecking them"!I've lost a couple of my apples in this way this week, and I only... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Brassica Maintenance

  

  In one of my raised beds I have 6 brassica plants - 4 Brussels Sprouts and 2 Purple Sprouting Broccoli. They have grown into very big specimens and are strainin... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn Colours

  

  Although it definitely feels like Autumn now, the weather has really suited many of the crops in my garden. It's still quite warm during the day, with a fair... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 GARDENING, HOME