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• Harvest Monday - 28th July 2014

  

  We have finally reached that time of year when I can pick lots of different crops on the same day. I love being able to do that, because it presents good photo... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Summer Dining

  

  Good food doesn't have to be complicated. When you have good quality ingredients you don't need to do very much to them to make a nice meal. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Salad Succession

  

  My self-imposed challenge this year has been to maintain a continuous supply of salads, through a disciplined approach to successional sowing. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Veggie Update

  

  This is a sort of "metaphorical walkabout", so that I can show you how one or two things are faring...Well, the first thing is (are?) my Cabbages. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Late July Chilli Update

  

  Everyone knows that I love growing chillis! Here's an update on how things are going this year.The "Nosferatu" plants kept from last year are delivering ripe... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomatoes - Will There Be a Late Rally?

  

  The other day I wrote about my decision not to remove the sideshoots of my tomato plants in the hope that they might be able to produce some more fruit. Well,... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Rudbeckia Fulgida "Goldsturm"

  

  One of the perennials I bought last year in my drive to add more visual interest to my garden was a Rudbeckia called "Goldsturm". Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 21 July 2014

  

  After all the setbacks I have had this year - contaminated compost, Blossom End Rot, Cabbage Root Fly etc - I am beginning to wonder if I am the subject of a... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Mediterranean Lamb with Polenta Chips

  

  This is a dish I invented myself, using a number of ingredients of a vaguely Mediterranean nature - harissa from North Africa; feta cheese from Greece; polenta... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomatoes at Last!

  

  By my normal standards, this is pretty pathetic, but I am proud to announce that despite all the problems, I have at last managed to produce a few (a very few)... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Making the Most of Some Remnants

  

  Some weeks ago when I planted my Leeks I used the best ones but kept the others as spares, just in case of casualties. I put several of the spares into a... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• More Disasters!

  

  If it's not one thing, it's another! First the problems with the contaminated compost, and now Blossom End Rot. I suppose my tomato plants are weaker than they... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Flighty's Favourites

  

  Lots of people in my circle of blogging friends will know Mike Rogers, aka "Flighty". His blog is Flighty's Plot. Mike is particularly fond of Calendulas, and i... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Bee-time (Thyme...)

  

  With our gardens full of flowers at this time of year, we all hope that the gardens will also be full of bees, don't we? The trouble is, bees are in short... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 14th July 2014

  

  No big harvests to report this week, but lots of little ones. The Broad Beans have finished now, so the next big harvest won't be until the Runner Beans come... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Sweet Pea Gallery

  

  Sweet Peas are my latest "IN" thing!The two wigwams of bamboo canes up which the Sweet Peas are growing stand right outside our sliding door to the garden -... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomato Damage Update

  

  I'm sure most of you know about my problems with tomato plants (and others) affected by weedkiller-contaminated compost. This is a follow-up, giving the latest... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Scabiosa Atropurpurea "Chile Black"

  

  This is another recent acquisition, inspired by some very nice examples of the Scabious family that I saw on my visit to West Green House last month. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• When Seeds Are Not as Described...

  

  Just recently one of my Facebook friends posted a beautiful photo of some Oregano flowers that were a very deep purple colour, and this led to a general... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting Purple Sprouting Broccoli

  

  Twenty-four hours after my Broad Bean plants came out of the ground they have been replaced by some PSB plants:I cut the Broad Bean plants down to ground... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME