The September veg garden
Harvesting this month: French beans, courgettes, patty pan summer squash, sweetcorn, potatoes (the last of the second earlies to eat, …
Category Archives: greenhouse
Life in the greenhouse: January
Blimey it’s chilly. Inside and out: life got a bit hectic last autumn and I didn’t get around to my …
This month in the garden…
…it is getting cold. Seriously, properly cold. Actually I can’t remember being cold before Christmas before (well, a bit chilly, …
This month in the garden…
It’s about this time of year I start to resist writing anything about seasons, mists or mellow fruitfulness for fear …
Splitting the difference
Bother. My tomatoes have gone and split on me. This, of course, is my own silly fault. Tomatoes split for …
Pick of the month: Cucamelon
Well. These are very curious little things. Cucamelons are the latest Big Thing in veg growing: everyone seems to have …
Life in the greenhouse: August
Summertime… and the watering is endless…. Every day I am to be found in the greenhouses behind a hose – …
This month in the garden…
It is June! Not very flaming, so far, but very busy. Here’s what I’ll be up to: Making comfrey tea: …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #4: Of Victoriana
You knew it wouldn’t be long before I got back to the food. My visit to Guernsey wouldn’t be complete …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #1: Of gardening heritage
Hah. Flights. Like number 67 buses. You don’t so much as look at an aeroplane for years, and then you’re …
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