All my attempts this year to sow my salad leaves and herbs direct have resulted in a disappointed patchy germination with hardly anything to show for it, so I have been sowing all my salads now in the… more →
Courgette Surprisepamwest wrote 7 months ago: Sunday we spent the day in the garden, it was a beautiful warm and sunny day. I have taken some pho … more →
pamwest wrote 9 months ago: This morning I sowed the seeds for the chives which I will plant at the base of all the apple trees. … more →
pamwest wrote 9 months ago: Getting the vegetable beds prepared is always done as and when the weather allows, and although we h … more →
pamwest wrote 9 months ago: The lemon grass that I bought in a supermarket has finally taken root! It took quite a bit longer t … more →
pamwest wrote 9 months ago: Today the first seedlings have appeared, aubergine Thai yellow egg, aubergine Thai green pea and on … more →
pamwest wrote 11 months ago: Today, it’s time to start planning the vegetable plot. Our aim always is to make the plot wo … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: All my attempts this year to sow my salad leaves and herbs direct have resulted in a disappointed pa … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: We podded our first peas of the year this afternoon. We grew a dwarf pea, Half Pint from Thompson … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: Following all the lovely rain we have had the Purple Podded Mange Touts are in flower and look fabul … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: Despite best intentions, a couple of weeks have gone by without my finding time, or energy left (!) … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: For a belated birthday treat (me) we went for a weekend away, to visit Great Dixter and then Sarah R … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: We have been away for a week on hols in the Lake District, great walking & climbing but far too … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: There is a famous sketch by Rowan Atkinson where he plays the father of the bride at his daughters w … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: We love broad beans and like to cropping them as long as possible, so this morning we planted out ou … more →
herindoors wrote 1 year ago: So this is the first entry of “Courgette Surprise”, a little look at our veggie plot and cut flower … more →