plot taming … on hold!

…so after my mum’s valiant weeding efforts over Easter we made it back to the plot to plant our onion sets and sow some carrots.  That was weeks ago and after the downpours we’ve had I suspect they may well have drowned by now as we’ve not made it back since!  Never mind, E had a lovely time being walked around our patch, admiring Daddy’s hawthorn hacking handy work and meeting our allotment  neighbour Pat. Filed ... Read more

Growing Tomatoes

How to grow tomatoes If you have never grown your own tomatoes ... Read more

New Arrivals

 There have been a few arrivals into my ever expanding plant ... Read more

New Arrivals

 There have been a few arrivals into my ever expanding plant ... Read more

Warmth and Wet

  Well the rain has eased a little bit, but the soil is ... Read more

Getting into Vintage Tools

I’ve recently started buying vintage gardening tools. ... Read more

Pots And Plants

I went shopping today for some pots for the bamboos and a container ... Read more

Welcome May!

The wind is tossing the lilacs This is May... this is the month of ... Read more

Tips for Growing Okra

Okra originated in Africa and likes hot weather. It was brought over ... Read more

Rain, Rain, Rain!

You know it’s wet when a snail is sitting on the latch to the ... Read more

Rain, Rain, Rain!

You know it’s wet when a snail is sitting on the latch to the ... Read more

Green Day

 I have got three days off now to try to do gardening and go to ... Read more

So, David Hockney it is over, but not quite.

Thousands of us  stood and jostled  in the grand rooms up the stair ... Read more

Auricula Favourites

Has anyone written poetry about Auriculas….I have not seen it, ... Read more

Auricula Favourites

Has anyone written poetry about Auriculas….I have not seen it, ... Read more

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