The sun was shining today, making me feel warmer than it actually was. It has been cold, very cold, and from this weekend onwards it will be even colder. Perhaps even some snow. Yuk. I made a new raised bed for one of the flower borders but forgot to take a photo for the blog.… Continue reading Making the Most of the Sunshine
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The Heat Is On
We're in the midst of a mini heatwave with tomorrow set to be even hotter before fresher weather moves in. The heat is certainly helping seeds to germinate, the replacement beans started off in pots are popping through and I will sow another two rows of main crop carrots this week. I noticed a large… Continue reading The Heat Is On
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Garlic Harvest
The forecast is set for rain all weekend with thunder and lightning, then some more rain for pretty much the whole of next week. With this in mind I made the decision to pull the garlic yesterday while the soil is still dry. I grow my garlic from saved seed garlic that I have kept… Continue reading Garlic Harvest
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Compost, Planting and Sunday Dinner!
The raised beds on Plot 11w are taking some time to completely fill up, I'm getting there slowly, just concentrating on one bed at a time. Homemade compost has been set aside to mulch the larger beds on Plot 5 as I clear them, so I'm having to buy in compost to top the raised… Continue reading Compost, Planting and Sunday Dinner!
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Shoots and Storms
As I sit writing this blog from my warm bed storm Dennis lashes the front of my house, the sound of the wind and rain is rather scary and I'm thankful I'm not outside. This is the second named storm this month to batter the UK, just last weekend storm Ciara arrived bringing gales and… Continue reading Shoots and Storms
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A Lovely Day for Planting Garlic
Last Sunday I managed to get the garlic planted, even though it was cold the sun was shining which was a pleasant break from the rain! This month has been very wet making working on the plot difficult, however it's really nothing to grumble about when homes and land are being affected by floods when… Continue reading A Lovely Day for Planting Garlic
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