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• Newcomers

  

  I have recently made a few additions to my small collection of flowering plants. I don't do this very often. I'm not one to splurge large amounts of cash on a... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Bragging Rights - Lettuces

  

  My lettuces this year have been amazing - and no-one is more surprised about this than me... How come they have been so good? Have I done anything special to... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Win Some, Lose Some

  

  My potatoes have been generally pretty good this year, but not uniformly so.These are my "Pink Fir Apple" potato plants (the ones on the right, in the dark gree... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 16th June 2014

  

  My harvests this week began with more potatoes. These ones are another First Early variety, called "Leontine". They seem to me to be very similar to the... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Making Comfrey Tea

  

  I know that lots of gardeners get all scientific about making various sorts of plant food from Comfrey, but my method couldn't really be easier and it still... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Potatoes

  

  My potato harvest has started in earnest now.This year I have potatoes of 10 different varieties, aiming to be able to harvest over an extended period. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Herbs, Herbs and More Herbs!

  

  I always have lots of herbs growing in my garden, but now I have even more. Jane won in a competition an "Instant Compact Herb Garden" from Rocket Gardens, so o... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Veg Bed Completed

  

  Many of you will know that I have committed to trying to extend the harvesting season in my garden by growing some more Autumn / Winter vegetables. This is not... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Making the Most of the New Season's Veg

  

  The harvests are starting to roll in - hooray! Today I just want to show you some of the veg "in action" as it were...This is my first harvest of potatoes for... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Garden Tour - West Green House

  

  Last Sunday, the weather was glorious and we had no other plans for the day, so we decided to go on a garden visit. We chose West Green House, near Hartley... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 9th June 2014

  

  Well, last week I said I would show off some peas, so prepare to be impressed...Yes, I admit, they are not particularly impressive - and only 200 grams of... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Purple Sprouting Broccoli

  

  You all know I am a big fan of PSB, don't you...? Next year's crop is well under way now. The seeds were sown on 2nd May, about 10 to a 5" pot. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Marginals

  

  The term "Marginals" normally refers to plants that grow on the periphery of a pond - on the margins between land and water. I am not using the term like that... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Shredded Lettuce, Anyone?

  

  On Wednesday evening we had a terrific storm. Thunder and lightning, strong winds, deluges of rain and an amazing barrage of hail. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• My Garden in the First Week of June

  

  Here we are nearly halfway through the year already! Today I am going to write generally about how things are progressing in my garden.Firstly, the Runner... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Some Garden Wildlife

  

  This is probably the gardener's worst enemy - the common garden snail Helix Aspersa:This post has been inspired by one written the other day by my friend David... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Cabbages

  

  If you want to be a successful vegetable-gardener, you have to think ahead a long way. A lot of people are just too impatient. They expect to sow one day,... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 2nd June 2014

  

  This is my entry for this week's Harvest Monday, hosted as usual by Daphne's Dandelions.For me it's the same old story: this past week I harvested salads! Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blueberries Netted

  

  I have been building fruit-cages again. This time for the Blueberries. William Heath Robinson would be proud of me! I have cobbled together another masterpiece... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Stir-fried Beef in Black Bean Sauce

  

  At this time of year I don't often write about food, because I normally want to describe what's going on in the garden. It doesn't mean that I'm not cooking... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME