Gardening Weather
The weather has been very gorgeous, a welcome boost for the garden and the many wildlife visitors and inhabitants. Fruit bushes and cane
Category: Kitchen Garden
Chicken Health – Red Mite
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Occasionally I look at my site stats to see which search terms are finding my blog.…
Jobs for May
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May is the month when seed sowing is in full swing, space in the greenhouse is filling…
April Peek at the Veg Garden
Here we are, very much into the month of April already and the veg garden is really taking shape now. The new raised
Jobs for April
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April can be a mixed bag of weather and often unpredictable, making visits to the allotment (or garden)…
A Good Friday for Planting Potatoes
I like to plant my potatoes (or at least make a start) on Good Friday, not just because of tradition but also as
March Peek at the Veg Garden
Another of my monthly peek at the veg garden posts and this time a different viewpoint on a rather dull day. Looking
Ups and Downs
Flash flooding struck our region last week causing chaos to rail and roads, farmland, homes and gardens. Thankfully our home and
Jobs for March
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March is an exciting and busy time for the vegetable gardener. Seed sowing can really begin…
February Peek at the Veg Garden
I thought it would be interesting to share a monthly photo of the new veg garden, to document how it
Jobs for February
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February is the month of love and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t love your garden at…
Make Windbreak Panels
The broad beans currently overwintering in the veg garden grew too tall for the tunnel cloches about a month ago,
Wriggly Compost in the Making
Just a quick video to show the activity beneath the composting material, lots of wriggly wiggly worms doing their thing.
Chicken Colds – Mycoplasma
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Bubbles can clearly be seen in the corner of the eye, a symptom of mycoplasma respiratory…
A Stormy End to 2015
So much rain. And gales. Storm after storm. Although our garden is an absolute soggy mess, we’re the lucky ones,
How to Grow Garlic
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Now is the time I start planting garlic. According to the search stats finding my blog recently, the topic…
Caring for Chickens in Winter
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Photo by Sue Presley Healthy chickens are quite hardy in normal winter weather conditions, here are…
The First Seeds
The year is rolling along so quickly, it’s hard to believe Christmas will be upon us next month. It’s been a strange
How To Hollow Out a Pumpkin The Easy Way
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Each year I grow a couple of extra pumpkins to carve for Halloween. Instead of scooping out…
Tour of the New Kitchen Garden
The new kitchen garden has been a joy to work on, it’s great to finally see my plans before me, rather
Rest Your Eyes on This
Due to the previous blog theme not being mobile or tablet friendly (I despair at technology sometimes), I spent most
