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• Over-Wintering Chillis

  

  I love growing chillis. Have you noticed? Growing chillis is something that for me is now "non-negotiable". Despite not using great quantities of chillis in... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Caribbean Pork

  

  This is a dish I have invented myself, not one from a published recipe. I have called it "Caribbean Pork" because it is spicy in the fragrant sense with... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 3rd November 2014

  

  Well, the emphasis of my produce has now definitely switched to the Winter vegetables.This past week I harvested Parsnips, Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes. Just... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Parsnips

  

  Yesterday I harvested my first Parsnips of the year:They are the variety "Duchess". They have been grown in that deep Woodblocx raised bed, alongside my carrots. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Brussels Sprouts

  

  Today I harvested another small batch of Brussels Sprouts (250g).As you probably know, this year I am growing Brussels Sprouts of 3 different varieties, in orde... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening Opportunities Diminishing...

  

  Now that our clocks have gone back the opportunities for gardening are considerably reduced. It gets dark at about five-o-clock, so unless I get up at the... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Last of the Pink Fir Apple

  

  A couple of days ago I lifted my very last potatoes of this year:This was the yield from the plant which I grew from the solitary minuscule PFA tuber that I... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting Winter Lettuce

  

  After such a good year for salads, I'm reluctant to stop growing them. A couple of days ago I planted eight little Lettuces which I had "hanging around". Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Lesser-known "greenery"

  

  Apart from my Winter veg (Brussels Sprouts, Leeks, Swedes, Parsnips) and the PSB for next Spring, there is not much left in my garden now except salad... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 27th October 2014

  

  My Harvest Monday posts will be dwindling rapidly from here on in...I have picked the very last of my Beetroot, so there won't be any more of those until next... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden Plan

  

  One or two readers have recently asked me to do a post about what I have grown in my garden this year - as a whole, I mean, rather than writing about each crop... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Parsley

  

  Regular readers will know that I always struggle to grow enough Parsley for our culinary needs. It doesn't do very well in my garden, often suffering from the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Cabbage Whitefly

  

  From a distance, my six Brussels sprout plants look really good. My anti-butterfly nets were very effective.However, all is not well. They are infested with... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Welcome Gatecrasher

  

  In amongst the Beetroot seeds I sowed this year a couple of "gatecrashers" (aka volunteers) came up.Perpetual Spinach / Spinach BeetThey are Perpetual Spinach,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Swede Turnip "Ruby"

  

  You may recall that I have been trying harder this year to extend my harvest season and to grow some genuinely "Winter" vegetables. Well, I'm doing OK so far... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• More Shades of Autumn

  

  There is not a lot going on in my garden just now - from a human's point of view - just the occasional bit of tidying up and cutting back of spent plant... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 20th October 2014

  

  As you would expect in the middle of October, the harvests are beginning to slow down now.However, as you probably guessed, I have picked a few more chillis,... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• October Salad Update

  

  My salad crops have been very successful this year, and are still going strong. We are not eating much salad at present, having moved on to more Winter-style... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn Colours - Dogwood

  

  It's that time of year when I do a post about Dogwood (Cornus) leaves! I know I do one (or two...) every year, but they are different every time, because the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Earthstar Fungi

  

  A couple of days ago I was trimming back some of my ferns, getting rid of some of the shrivelled fronds, which revealed a big clump of Earthstar fungi:I knew I... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME