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• Harvest Monday

  

  Although we are more than half way through October now, there are still plenty of harvests coming in.I pulled up another big batch of lovely Carrots. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Wildlife Corner

  

  There is a corner of my garden that is in dry shade. It is completely overshadowed by my neighbour's huge conifer tree, whose roots also suck out any moisture... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harissa Chicken with Vegetable Marga

  

  This recipe is one that Jane invented, "once upon a time"... It came to mind the other day while I was making my home-made Harissa.[Note: a "marga" is another... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• The Runners Have Finished

  

  It's been a good year for Runner Beans, but even good things come to an end eventually...Considering that it's mid-October, the plants still looked pretty green. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• There Were 3 in the Bed, and the Little One Said...?

  

  ...Roll over! Roll over! And they all rolled over and one fell out... You remember this, of course?Well this rhyme is what my rather overcrowded Brassicas bed... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Curly Endive

  

  Regular readers will know that at about this time every year I do my best to improve the popularity of the much-maligned Endive - one of my favourite salad... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Making Harissa

  

  First off, let's be honest: this is A way to make Harissa, not necessarily THE way...Harissa is a fiery, spicy, chilli-based condiment very characteristic of... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 12 Oct 2015

  

  We're well into October now, and by this time of year we have often had our first frosts, which will have killed of all the remaining Summer veg. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Www

  

  That's www in the sense of the World-Wide Web. Let me explain...The temperatures are slowly edging downwards. Most nights this past week it has been only a... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Worst Job of the Year?

  

  Gardening is not all fun, you know. As well as all the pleasurable tasks like sowing, planting and harvesting, there are some horrible, dirty, unpleasant tasks ... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Flowers Welcome and Unwelcome

  

  Most of the flowering plants in my garden have finished for the year now.EchinaceaAny little splash of colour is welcome, so this is definitely a welcome... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Earthstar Fungi

  

  More Earthstar fungi have appeared in my garden this week.They are really strange things, but weirdly beautiful!For a long time, the fungi just sit there... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Chilli Heaven

  

  As I mentioned a few days ago, Jane and I attended the "Challock Chilli Fest" at Stephen and Serena Shirley's Victoriana Nursery Gardens last Sunday. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 5 Oct 2015

  

  So, Harvest Monday is under new management... Thank You, Daphne for hosting the linkup for all that time. Your efforts are much appreciated. And Thank You,... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Sweet Potatoes

  

  I expect that some of you will remember that I have been experimenting with growing Sweet Potatoes this year. I haven't mentioned them for a while, because... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Leave of Absence

  

  As most readers will know, I generally post to this blog every day. For the next few days I expect to be a bit low-profile though. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Herbal Remedy

  

  No, I don't mean that I have a herbal remedy to offer. I mean that some of my herbs need a remedy!I have some pots of Thyme that are looking very sorry for... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Ticking Over...

  

  At present my garden is "ticking over quite nicely" as the saying goes. (If you don't understand this, it means something like "idling" - the way a car engine i... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Chicken Casserole with Fresh Tomatoes

  

  This dish of mine is loosely based on what in our family we used to call "Chicken Marengo". Having looked up Chicken Marengo I see that it is supposed to includ... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 28th Sept 2015

  

  I'm almost (almost, I said) embarrassed to report the harvest of more tomatoes... This batch weighed over 3.9kgs.Yes, they are mostly green, but I am confident... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME