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• Under-planting

  

  "Under-planting" is the term used in gardening to describe the concept of growing a small plant underneath a bigger one, in order to maximise the yield from... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Carrots "Early Nantes"

  

  I'm still pulling more of the Carrots I have been growing in the big Woodblocx raised bed. Each time I pull about 250 or 300 grams, which is just about right fo... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomatoes - the Final Fruits

  

  A couple of days ago I noticed that Blight had finally taken a hold on my last two remaining tomato plants - the "Maskotka" ones.There was still a significant... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 13th October 2014

  

  As I described yesterday, I picked the last of my "Maskotka" tomatoes this week - 600g of them:I also harvested these four small cucumbers:They were still... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Preparing Brassicas for Winter

  

  Last weekend I took down my Runner Beans and their support system. This was a task well-timed, because the following day we had our first real taste of Autumn,... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chestnuts

  

  After the rain and strong winds over the last few days, the Chestnut trees at the end of our road have shed loads of their nuts, and I have been to avail... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tidying up

  

  Now that we have more typical Autumn weather, (i.e. wind and rain) the garden is rapidly beginning to look a mess. For a start, it is filling up with pine... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Faded

  

  Well, "proper" Autumn seems to have finally arrived. To be honest, it was quite a relief to get some significant rain. It's most unusual to have to water the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Griddled Chicken with Harissa

  

  I recently had the pleasure of attending the "Challock Chilli Fest", where loads of chilli-themed merchandise was available for purchase. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• This and That

  

  This is one of those "miscellaneous" posts, about lots of little things, but nothing in particular...I thought I would show you first how the blanching of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 6th October 2014

  

  The most colourful harvest this week has been another basketful of several different types of chilli and Sweet Pepper:I wrote about these on Saturday if you... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Distorted Beans

  

  I have been growing the variety of Runner Bean called "Scarlet Empire" for several years now, and it has always been pretty good, and sometimes amazingly... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• October Chillis

  

  The weather in September was very kind to my chillis. It was warm and dry almost throughout the month - ideal weather for ripening chillis. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Leggy

  

  "Leggy" is a colloquial term used in gardening to mean etiolated - i.e. gone long and thin, as applied for instance to seedlings that have had insufficient... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Is This "Sudden Death Syndrome"?

  

  My Cotinus ("Royal Purple") has suddenly gone looking very sick.At this stage of the year its leaves are usually very "autumny". Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Chinese-style "Char Siu"

  

  Years ago, Jane and I lived for several years in Hong Kong, and we soon developed a love for Cantonese cuisine. One of our favourite Chinese foods is Char Siu,... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Challock Chilli Fest

  

  At the weekend I had the privilege of attending the Challock Chilli Fest, a chilli-themed event hosted by Stephen Shirley, the owner of Victoriana Nursery... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 29th September 2014

  

  My harvest this week has as usual not been big, but varied.In the basket this time are Beetroot, Runner Beans, Chillis, Peppers, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes an... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• British Veg

  

  On Friday Jane cooked a good old-fashioned British beef casserole, so I thought I should provide some good old-fashioned British veg to accompany it, so this... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Mesclun and "Daddy Salad"

  

  Mesclun is a posh name for mixed salad - usually a mix of very small leaves from plants like Rocket, Chervil, Lettuce and Endive - whereas "Daddy Salad" is... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME