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• New Raised Beds - Further Musings....

  

  Having publicly expressed the intention of building some more extra-deep raised beds, I feel honour-bound to start making a plan... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 4th January 2016

  

  Well, here we go again - the start of a new gardening year. In January I don't typically have much in the way of harvests to show off, but on this occasion I... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• What to Grow in 2016

  

  At this time of year most serious gardeners are thinking deeply about what plants they want to grow in the forthcoming year. Our current dismal weather... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Plans for the New Year

  

  Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2016. I wonder what Mother Nature will throw at us this year. 2015 was a very difficult year for gardeners here in the UK. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Inspired by Mexico

  

  This may well be the first of several posts inspired by the food we experienced while on holiday recently in Mexico. I have been itching to have a go at using... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• This and That

  

  There's not much to report upon from my garden just now, just a few odds and ends...These are Hellebore seedlings.As you can see, they are still very tiny - som... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Home Again

  

  As many of you know, Jane and I spent a few days over in France with our daughter Fiona and her family. We had a really good time together - Christmas is very... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 28th December 2015

  

  As some of you will know, Jane and I have been away in France for Christmas, staying with our daughter Fiona and her family - including the lovely Owen... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Season's Greetings

  

  I don't expect to be doing much blogging in the next couple of weeks, so I just want to take this opportunity to send best wishes to all my readers, especially... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 21st December 2015

  

  This past week I harvested the first few shoots from my "Endeavour" Brokali:For those of you who don't know Brokali, it is a cross between Kale and Chinese... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Rendang Daging - Beef Rendang

  

  A recent exchange of messages via Facebook with some Malaysian friends has rekindled my interest in Malaysian food. Today I'm making "Rendang Daging", in other... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Second(ary) Crop is Not Necessarily Second Best

  

  I have used all the sprouts on the first of my (4) Brussels Sprout plants now, and there are only a few little ones left on the second plant, huddled up under... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Leek and Potato Soup

  

  Leek and potato must surely be one of the easiest types of soup to make - and one of the most comforting!I harvested some Leeks from my garden today. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Dogwood Hydra

  

  You have heard of the Hydra, haven't you? When you cut off its head, two more grow. The shrub Dogwood (Cornus) is like that. If you leave it to grow naturally i... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Pruning Blueberries

  

  In the Spring of this year I re-potted most of my Blueberry plants and pruned them quite severely in order to re-invigorate them. It certainly worked, and the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 14th December 2015

  

  Having been away on holiday for a while, and then catching up on all that "stuff" that needs doing when you get back, I haven't been doing much gardening.... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Parsimonious Parsnips

  

  A couple of days ago I pulled up the first of my long-awaited Parsnips. I almost wish I hadn't bothered! As I had feared, they were not very good. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• PSB - An Early Harvest

  

  OK, holidays are a thing of the past now. Back to the "normal" world...I wouldn't normally expect to be harvesting Purple Sprouting Broccoli just yet, but due t... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Holiday in Mexico - Part 3

  

  Well, yes, I know that some of you will be saying "Oh no, not another post about Mexico", but honestly this post is about a very different subject to my previou... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Holiday in Mexico - Part 2

  

  In this post I am going to write about a trip we took, as part of the prize that Jane won. It was supposed to have been a visit to the Punta Sur eco park, but... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 GARDENING, HOME