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• Harvest Monday - 15th February 2016

  

  My garden is definitely in "Hungry Gap" mode at present! This week my only harvest has been Purple Sprouting Broccoli, and a couple of tiny spears of Brokali. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Over-Wintered Chillis - Progress Report

  

  Last Autumn I decided not to discard most of the chilli plants I had been growing, but to try to keep them alive over the Winter. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Potato Ricer

  

  You need one of these. Seriously, you NEED one of these! Although it looks like something from the inventory of the Spanish Inquisition, it's probably the most... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Making Pesto

  

  If you grow your own herbs, making Pesto is ridiculously easy! It is normally made with Basil, but other herbs are also sometimes used. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Sowing Broad Beans

  

  Look at this and tell me what you see...Jane thinks "Laundry pills". I think "Seed-container"!I'm sure we all get through loads of containers like this, and mos... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

  

  Pears and Blue Cheese are a classic combination. With a few additions they can be made into a really spectacular salad. Here's how... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• An Interesting Soup Ingredient

  

  When we were over in France at Christmas-time we bought a few foodstuffs and ingredients to bring home with us, one of which was this:These are vermicelli, or... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 8th February 2016

  

  The third and last of my PSB plants reached its peak this past week. This is "Early Purple Sprouting".PSB "Early Purple Sprouting"I harvested some really fine... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Take on Lamb Hotpot

  

  One of our favourite ways of eating Lamb is in the traditional Northern dish "Lancashire Hotpot", with Lamb and potatoes cooked long and slow and then browned o... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• More Pics from the Hoo Hing Visit

  

  Here are some of the "delicacies" that didn't feature in yesterday's post:Pig's Ear:I have eaten Pig's Ear, in Lithuania, where it is often served as a snack... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Kung Hei Fat Choi

  

  That's (Cantonese) Chinese for "Happy New Year". This year Chinese New Year falls on Monday, 8th February, so today we thought it fitting to go and pay a visit... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Self-seeding Hellebores

  

  Some of you will know that I'm trying to establish a patch of Hellebores in my garden. Well, today a significant milestone has been reached. I started two... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• When is It Best to Sow Chillis?

  

  I know this is a controversial subject, and some people have very strong views on it (which can differ markedly from one another!), but I'm going to put... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hampshire Potato Day

  

  This past weekend saw the 18th iteration of the Hampshire Potato Day - or more accurately Days, because it is a 2-day event.This is only the third time I have... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 1st February 2016

  

  February already! It will soon be Spring (and the sooner the better, if you ask me.)My over-Wintering crops are diminishing rapidly, but I have still managed... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• "Iranian" Lamb

  

  I have put the word "Iranian" in inverted commas in the title of my post, because I want to make it quite clear that I have no claim whatever to any expertise i... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Making the Most of Your PSB

  

  The big central head of a Purple Sprouting Broccoli plant, and the "primary" sideshoots just below it are the most desirable part of the plant, but my message... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Too Early for Spring

  

  The end of January really is too early for Spring to start, but the Winter has been unusually mild so the plants don't know what to do. There are masses of... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• SEER Rockdust

  

  Well, my Rockdust arrived. This stuff is pretty dense, because the 25kg sack was quite small:The recommended rate of application for it is a minimum of 500g... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tidying the Strawberries

  

  This is a good time of year to start preparing your Strawberry plants for the new season. Over the Winter lots of the previous year's foliage will have died dow... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME