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 …
Category Archives: kitchen garden
Splitting the difference
Bother. My tomatoes have gone and split on me. This, of course, is my own silly fault. Tomatoes split for …
This month in the garden…
Here’s a thing. I like September. August is either sweaty or disappointingly rainy (the former, this year); and there’s not …
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 …
This month in the garden…
I’m not doing very much. In fact so dreadful is the weather that I’ve been reduced to indoor gardening: I …
Heritage days
Now here’s an exciting early Christmas present. Just chosen my six varieties from the Heritage Seed Library’s catalogue, which plopped …
Life in the greenhouse: November
There is a distinct air of panic hanging around my greenhouses this weekend. This is because I have been caught …
Pick of the month: November
Lettuce ‘Intred’ Sometimes things are not what they seem. This, for example, is supposed to be a summer lettuce. It …
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