Monthly Archives: May 2010
OUR FRONT GARDEN
Those of you reading this blog during the winter months may remember our post about ripping up the block paving in the front garden to make space for flower and vegetable beds. There’s still some way to go to take … Continue reading
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NETTLE TEA AS PLANT FEED
We recently experimented with stinging nettles to make lasagna verde and herbal tea, and had also intended to make nettle beer. However, we never got round to this and as a consequence had a carrier bag full of nettles that were … Continue reading
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SURPRISE POTATOES
Over the past few weeks we’ve been pulling what we thought were long-rooted weeds from our turnip and beetroot bed. The “weeds” seemed quite resilient and kept coming back, regardless of how deep we tried to reach down to pull … Continue reading
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BLUEBERRY BUSHES
Throughout the whole of April we were eager for our blueberry bush order to arrive from Suttons. But nothing came. This has happened before, so we were half expecting it – although it was enough to finalise our decision to … Continue reading
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TIME TO PLANT OUT
After many weeks of waiting, our 2010 vegetable garden is finally progressing at the rate we desire. The past week in particular has seen a flurry of activity and we are finally at the planting out stage for many of … Continue reading
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