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• Tomatoes Ripening on the Windowsill

  

  It's late September, and at this time of year I usually have a fair few tomatoes ripening on the Dining Room table and windowsill - ones I have brought indoors... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blanching Endives

  

  Now that Autumn is with us, my Endives, which struggled even to survive during the Summer, have taken off and are looking really nice. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Chillis

  

  There are few things that gladden my eye more than a basket full of ripe chillis!The dry, warm weather in the early half of this month has brought the chillis o... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Cobweb Season

  

  Over the last few days we have had some very typical English Autumn weather: chilly, misty mornings followed by bright (occasionally hot) afternoons. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 22 Sept 2014

  

  Since we were away from home for much of this last week, gardening has not been my top priority. Nevertheless...This basketful was collected soon after we got... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Herbs Revitalised

  

  About a month ago I gave many of my herbs a very severe "haircut" in order to revitalise them and produce a new crop of fresh young leaves before the frosts... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Hidcote Manor

  

  Some of you will know that we recently spent a few days on holiday in the picturesque Cotswolds area of England. On one of our days there we visited Hidcote... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Daylesford Organic Fam

  

  Recently Jane and I spent a few days away from home, staying in a rented cottage in the town of Stow on the Wold, in rural Gloucestershire. This is the heart... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• "Autumn Bliss" Raspberries

  

  Along one side of my garden I have a row of "Autumn Bliss" raspberries, growing against the fence. At this time of year they are an unruly tangle, somewhat... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Images of Autumn

  

  As a gardener, you instinctively know when Summer has finished and Autumn has arrived. The temperature changes, but so does the quality of the light. Here in th... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Potatoes: an End-of-season Review

  

  As some of you may remember, this year I bought my seed potato tubers at the Hampshire Potato Day held in Whitchurch, back in January. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 15 Sept 2014

  

  Since I have been commuting to London again this week, my first harvest was not picked until late Wednesday evening:It included a few more Runner Beans, a coupl... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Gourmet Salad

  

  It has been a great year for salads in my garden, and I want to show you my latest crop. This is a tray of plants grown from a mix marketed by Thompson and... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Brussels Sprouts - Letting Some Light in

  

  Whilst undoubtedly healthy, my Brussels Sprouts were beginning to look a bit too luxuriant. I didn't want all their energy to go into leaves at the expense of... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Leeks Under Attack

  

  My leeks have been under attack not from the Allium Leaf-miner or the Leek Moth, but by foxes! At least, I think it is foxes, though I can't be 100% sure becaus... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blight Strikes My Tomatoes

  

  Well, after all the other trials and tribulations, I suppose it should be no surprise that blight has finally arrived in my garden! Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Radicchio

  

  Regular readers will know that I grow Radicchio (and Endives) every year. This year I have been a lot more disciplined with my gardening, and one of the things ... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Veg Progress Report

  

  This year I am making a bigger effort than normal to have some vegetables available during the cold months. Look at this for a Brassica line-up:That is two of m... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 8th Sept 2014

  

  The harvest this week has slowed down a bit. I haven't picked a large quantity of anything. Another batch of "Boltardy" beetroot was about the most significant... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Chillis

  

  Since my recent post about chillis was very popular, here's another one! In this one I show off some of the chilli fruits I harvested yesterday.The chilli... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME