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FIRST EVER BEETROOT RELISH
What is there to do when the weather’s turned cold, it hasn’t stopped raining for days and the garden’s gone into hibernation? How do you fill your spare time – however little it may be – now that the growing … Continue reading
Filed under RECIPES
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
One of our obsessions is to never throw anything away that can be composted. This stems from the fact that our gardens are small and as a consequence don’t produce enough waste to make all of the compost we need. … Continue reading
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WHO’S LAUGHING NOW?
Earlier in the year, whilst Didi was away visiting her parents, I took the decisive step of digging potato trenches in the front garden. We’d been talking about it for a while, but turning our “talk” into “action” felt a … Continue reading
Filed under GROW VEGETABLES
STORING BEETROOT
This year we’ve seen a big increases in yield for many of the vegetables we grow. We’d like to think this is because we’re so much more experienced than when we first started, but in reality it’s probably because we … Continue reading
Filed under GROW VEGETABLES
TALLER THAN EXPECTED
Those of you who have been following this blog from its inception, will already know that we don’t have enough space for a greenhouse and consequently grow all of our tomatoes outdoors. This hasn’t really been a compromise, since there … Continue reading
Filed under FROM THE GARDEN BENCH, GROW VEGETABLES
