And breathe…
I am very behind this year. It’s very clear from the state of my plots and the general lack of fruit flies/the distinct whiff of damp compost in the kitchen […]
Typical
I spent 2 hours carefully watering and feeding everything on the plots Tuesday morning, even getting up at 5am to make sure I wasn’t hogging the tap. It persisted down […]
Heritage seeds – tomatoes of the future
I have had a short break from writing – partly because all I would be saying is, ooh look, another patch of brown earth that I have dug and some […]
Seedy Sunday II – the return…
Brighton’s Seedy Sunday was circled in red on the calendar for months. My Tintin bag was crammed with 150+ packs of seeds for swapping and just generally culling from the […]
I am a passenger. And I ride and I ride…
There really is no end to slugs this year. The big ones have vanished, but kale, pak choi and brussels are over-run with little ones. And their droppings. Why won’t […]
August roll-call, first segment
I haven’t done anything like a general update for a while. I have meant to, but in film form. And each time I’ve tried it it’s been too windy, there […]
Warning: contains swearing
I put 4 oca tubers in a 40L bag, late last year as part of the experiment to see what difference it made to plant late. Lesson 1: late planting […]
Swamps R Us
Ev-e-ry time plot #92 gets close to being workable it s*dding rains. The front of the greenhouse was a lake, despite the new bit of path along the side doing […]
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