Small-Scale Smallholding, A Tiny Farm In A Big Garden
January is such a bleak and dreary month, it also happens to be the month of our birthdays. Oh I do envy the summer-born, the endless possibilities for outdoor celebrations. The ground is sodden in our garden at the moment, it's bitterly cold too - no garden birthday parties for us. I do try my … Continue reading Beany Babies
This year has been a tricky year for me with regards to my health. As some of you are already aware I had surgery in June which meant I couldn't spend much time at all in my beloved vegetable garden during the best part of summer. The garden and blog were neglected and so the … Continue reading Happy New Year 2018
The sun was shining today, so we grabbed the opportunity to plant some garlic and carry on with the autumn tidy up. Recent morning frosts claimed the last of our late summer planting of Czar runners. Before the frost hit, the dense foliage hid some fat bean pods, we always miss some, they're too tough … Continue reading A Sunny November Afternoon
Earlier this year we planted our first blueberry bushes in lovely old bath tubs. I wasn't expecting much from their first growing year to be honest, but was happily proved wrong. Two blueberry bushes provided steady pickings throughout summer right through to autumn, enough to keep the blueberry fans of the family satisfied. It's now … Continue reading Blueberries in November
Follow my blog with Bloglovin There was a real nip to the air this morning. A light blanket of frost arrived overnight as predicted, the veg garden looked so pretty twinkling in the morning sun but I was a bit sad to see the first casualties. Nasturtiums are always the first to go when a … Continue reading A Touch of Frost
We did a spot of autumn tidying in the veg garden this afternoon. The weather has been so lovely and mild for the time of year and the garden still looks so green and full of life. I really struggle to pull things out before the first autumn frost has a chance to claim its … Continue reading A Quick Autumn Tidy Up
