Making the new Fruit Cage Garden
The fruit cage is finished so now the hard work of transforming it inside begins. I used to grow vegetables and fruit in this space before, but now I just […]
The fruit cage is finished so now the hard work of transforming it inside begins. I used to grow vegetables and fruit in this space before, but now I just […]
After chicken killing and preparation on Sunday there was just enough time for squash harvesting. The butternut squash in the Meso-American garden (see here) did pretty well. There were also […]
The hugelkultur beds are thriving. Earlier in the season I planted squash that took a while to get started – the first batch withered into nothing. Now we have two […]
My pickling adventure continues. Another recipe based on one from the fabulous Diana Henry Salt, Sugar, Smoke, (234) Summer Garden Pickles: you can play with the vegetables included here. I […]
Sometimes people ask how I get so much done – the cynical answer is I do everything badly and in a rush. The real answer is more mundane and can […]
We have a lot of courgettes and consequently a lot of courgette flowers so I made stuffed courgettes. Life is not too short to stuff a courgette – in fact […]
I have started planting the hugelkultur beds we established – see here. So far I have planted little leeks and squash, and put on lots more alpaca poo. A friend […]
I have planted a three sisters garden which is a form of companion planting – see here. A month or so ago a friend from bee club mentioned planting beans, […]
Christine and Nathan (my lovely friends from London with the award-winning allotment) met me at the station a couple of weeks ago and gave me all these amazing plants: two […]
I meant to post regular updates about my garden (as a means of forcing me to weed it and keep on top of the sowing and planting), but as you […]