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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

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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

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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

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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

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