September 1st, 2010
Back in the Spring most of my home grown tomato plants were badly frostbitten when I left them outside overnight. Many of them have
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August 28th, 2010
Gosh! it's nearly September! where did the Summer go? I've not grown plum tomatoes before, but these San Marzano tomatoes are a spectacular
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August 25th, 2010
Gosh it was windy here in London yesterday! So of course, I was watching the 'windfall' apples fall from the Bramley tree on to the grass.
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August 23rd, 2010
This variety of sweetcorn does exactly what it says on the tin! This variety is 'Extra tender and sweet'. Many of these new improved
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August 20th, 2010
Such a dry Summer, this is the sum total of my purple potato harvest! These are a French variety called 'Vitelotte' - I assume a crossbreed
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August 18th, 2010
The first of Ollie's Sunflowers have just ripened. This time I managed to save one before the squirrels stole them! You might notice that
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August 15th, 2010
This Spring I was fortunate to obtain some cucumber seeds from Mas Du Diable in a seed swap. The origins of this variety of cucumber are
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August 12th, 2010
I'm having lots of gluts at the moment! Piles of courgettes, tomatoes and runner beans accumulating on the draining board in the kitchen!
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August 9th, 2010
Last Spring you might remember that I left my tomatoes outside overnight during an unexpected late frost. Most of these tomatoes have made
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August 7th, 2010
Yesterday I made a short visit to the RHS Garden at Wisley. As the schools have now broken up for the Summer holidays there were some
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