Unseasonal chills
It’s been nearly a week of dull grey skies, thumping rain and temperatures more at home in early April than June, but I think that was just what my plot […]
Planting out
Planting out is one of my favourite things, as well as a blessed relief from digging. I’ve had help – Himself came up and put in 3 rows of Crapaudine beets, as […]
Munty, munty, munty…
…not just because it’s fun to say. Bean frames have shot to the top of the ‘to do’ list. My favourite for maximising space and ease of bean picking has […]
Contemplating heresy
It’s that time of year when I declare I’ll abandon my strictly orthodox digging and sifting of all new ground, in the interests of actually planting something. I’ve followed through […]
Hot topics
Not the weather, which is glorious but totally unexpected given Michelle and I were snowed on just over a week ago, but planting out. There are many oh-so-casual strolls being […]
Rebooting
There are birds everywhere. Small, noisy, nervy sparrows, bold robins, flashes of blue & great tits, crowds of starlings hopping after each other, mellifluous blackbirds, emerald green, squawking parakeets, woodpeckers […]
Sometimes it snows in April…
Looking out the window now we have steady sleet gusting down. Dismay reigns in gardening land… I’m going out in a few minutes and not looking forward to it one bit! In anticipation of the frosts all my tender plants are in from the balcony, crowding the landing. At the […]
Persistent disquiet & unending chill
Bit of a gloomy title, but then I am fed up of grey, chilly days, and, more importantly, the chilly nights. By this time last year I had the greenhouse […]
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