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• Winter Salads

  

  If you associate salad crops solely with Summer, you really ought to explore growing chicories and radicchio. Many of them originate from the Northern parts of... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Corn-cakes with Blue Shropshire

  

  A couple of days ago I saw on Twitter something from Yotam Ottolenghi about him experimenting with making little cornbread cakes flavoured with cumin and with... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Re-staking the PSB

  

  Back in early October I decided that my Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants had got big enough to require staking, to keep them upright during the inevitable Winte... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Fleet Pond

  

  Having been suffering from a severe cold for days on end, I had begun to develop "cabin fever" and felt a strong urge to get out of the house for a while. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Parsnip "Guernsey Half Long"

  

  Although I seldom grow many of each type of vegetable, I like wherever possible to grow at least two varieties of each type. That way, if one fails or performs... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 29th December 2014

  

  This past week has been very different, for a number of reasons. For a start, there was Christmas (which Jane and I spent with our daughter Emma and her family)... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Edible Christmas Presents

  

  Prominent amongst my Christmas presents this year were some lovely edible (and drinkable) goodies. We are currently going through a period of pride in British... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Brussels Sprouts

  

  My six Brussels Sprout plants have produced a good crop. I have been very pleased with the yield. Individually, the sprouts are small , but there are lots of... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Broccoli

  

  Hi Everyone; I hope you all had a good Christmas! With the Main Event past us already, I am turning my attention to gardening plans for 2015, and trying to... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Traditional Christmas Fare

  

  As regular readers will know, Jane and I have a very wide repertoire of recipes and favourite foods; we eat British food, Asian food, Mediterranean food,... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Casualty Already?

  

  Even though we have not yet had much Wintery weather I think one of my Rosemary bushes may have died - or at least partially.This is what most of the Rosemary... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Signs of a New Beginning

  

  Gardeners as a breed tend to be quite optimistic people. No sooner has the Winter solstice been reached than we begin to start making plans for the new year's... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 22nd December 2014

  

  Well, the only thing I have harvested from the garden this week was salad. Having said that, it was quite an impressive salad, even though I say it myself:I... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Livening-up a Steak Dinner

  

  Yesterday it was my turn to cook, and since I have not been feeling so good I was looking for an easy meal to do. Jane said she fancied a steak so that's what w... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Roast Goose with Red Cabbage

  

  Not much gardening is happening in the Willis household at present, but things have to be very serious indeed for the cooking to stop. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Feeling a Bit Green

  

  Today I don't have much of a post for you. To be honest, I am not feeling well and I can't muster much energy for blogging, so today I will just show you a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• "A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss"

  

  At this time of year there is precious little of interest in my garden about which to write, so I am unashamedly going to use more material from my walk along... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Canal-side Fungi and Plants

  

  Yesterday I wrote about walking along the towpath of the Basingstoke canal. Today I want to show you photos of some of the plants and fungi I saw. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Basingstoke Canal

  

  Many readers will know that the town in which I live, Fleet, straddles the Basingstoke Canal. It's not a big or well-known canal, but it provides a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 15th December 2014

  

  Here we are half-way through December already, with Christmas nearly upon us. Time for proper Winter veg!These all came out of my garden on Friday: two more... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME