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• Nothing in Particular

  

  Not much is happening in my garden at present. Several of the raised beds have been cleared, and are standing empty ready for the new season. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 25th January 2016

  

  Fresh vegetables from the garden are in short supply at present. Winter paid us a brief visit for a few days, bringing temperatures as low as minus 7 Celsius... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Pasticcio, Pastitsio

  

  This is a version of the Mediterranean dish variously called Pasticcio, Pastitsio, Pastizzio etc. The origin of this dish is obscure, and various nations lay... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Sleepers and Sluggards

  

  The timber for my new raised beds has arrived!That's 12 sleepers, each 10 x 20 x 240cm, enough for two beds. That'll keep me busy for a while!The "sluggards"... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Bay Tree Problems

  

  A couple of days ago I wrote about taking some Bay cuttings, with a view to starting off a couple of new trees. I have been growing Bay trees for about 30... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Delivery from the Apple Store!

  

  No, this post is not about technology (thank Goodness). Just after Christmas I took delivery of a new apple tree from Victoriana Nursery Gardens. It is a... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Starting Some New Bay Trees

  

  When we moved into this property of ours, in 1991, we brought a potted Bay tree from our previous house, and I planted it in one of the borders. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 18th January 2016

  

  This week I picked another batch of Purple Sprouting Broccoli from my "Red Spear" plant.Usually when I pick PSB I try to pick just enough for a two-person... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Fig Trees and Olive Trees - Advice Please

  

  I have a "Brown Turkey" Fig tree. It came from one of those "Free - pay only postage" offers in a magazine about three years ago. When I got it, it was about... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Venison with Neeps

  

  This week has seen the belated advent of some "proper" Winter weather, so today I am writing about a proper Winter meal - ideal for warming you up after a chill... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Rehoming the Asparagus

  

  I have recently reached the conclusion that devoting one of my raised beds to Asparagus is not justifiable. When I planted mine, Asparagus was still relatively... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Topsoil

  

  My topsoil for the new raised beds has arrived!I ordered the bulk bag of "Norfolk Biodress Raised Bed Mix", nominally 900kg, but since it was very wet,... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• An Open Secrett

  

  No, that is not a typo. I'm writing today about a local family business called Secretts. It is situated in the town of Milford, Surrey, just a few miles from... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny Day!

  

  Well, in view of current weather patterns, a sunny day is certainly something to write about! On Sunday (appropriately) we had our first significant spell of... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 11th January 2016

  

  Top of the bill this week is a small batch of chillis:These ones are from the "Alberto's Locoto" Rocoto plant, currently residing in the garage, which is cold... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Vegetarian Chilli

  

  Jane and I are omnivores. We eat meat, we eat cheese, we eat eggs, we eat vegetables - etc! More often than not our meals contain meat, but just to prove that w... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Hellebores

  

  Our current weather (wet, wet, wet) is definitely not conducive to gardening, so I haven't much of interest to write about. Today it's my turn to cook, so I'll... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• PSB Gallery

  

  My Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants are at their peak now. I have three plants this year. One ("Rudolph") is nearly finished; one ("Red Spear") is cropping at... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Verbena Bonariensis

  

  Early last year I bought a small plant of Verbena Bonariensis. It's the one on the right in the photo below: It went on to do really well, and produced masses o... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Satisfying the Urge to Sow Something

  

  How many gardeners can honestly say that they don't have an urge to sow something - anything - as soon as the Christmas holiday has finished??? Not me!Well, I... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME