Back in the doghouse…
I swear February is the hardest month to get through. Spring’s so close you can almost touch it. Other than obsessively checking the propagator for signs of life, I’ve started […]
Mudandgluts in the press!
This is utterly brilliant! March’s edition of Kitchen Garden magazine features this blog on its Growing Guides page. Given that my blog has only been public for 5 months, it’s really […]
Beany feet in the ground
It looks like the cold snap is over, for now. And my field beans have thick roots poking through the bottom of their pots. So, crossing fingers, chucking salt over […]
My precious…
I’ve succumbed to the lure of grow-lights. My vegetables are going to have to do well this year – my outgoings have taken a bit of a battering in the pursuit […]
Decentralising Saffron Central
For the last 5 months Croydon has had a temporary saffron farm, Saffron Central, right in the centre of town. Why Croydon? I’ve spent 15 years travelling there for Home Office meetings in […]
All scaled up!
Not me, my fruit bushes. On closer inspection my redcurrants, apple and particularly quince are furred up. Their branches are infested with little brown cases, some worse than others, each of […]
Soggy bottoms
Two very quick videos of the very soggy #100 & #92. They probably sound fairly brassed off with the weather. It’s frustrating not to be able to do anything when it’s so wet. I did manage not to stick my finger over the mike though. I also noticed I’ve got volunteer potatoes for […]
First post of 2016
So here we go again, another shiny new year! To mark the occasion my propagator is back on the kitchen windowsill from its short holiday under the bed, stuffed with […]
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