Hello Friends, I picked the first vegetables at the weekend to eat with our meal on Sunday and here they are: It looked like we had loads of spinach, but there was about a spoonful each by the time I … Continue reading
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Hello Friends, I had a mooch around the garden the other day and I’ve found a few more things I didn’t realise we had growing there. The garden was quite wild and overgrown when we moved in 20 years ago. … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I’ve spent most of the day in the garden today and I’ve had a lovely time. I just enjoy pottering about in the open air – so much more fun than that ‘shopping’ as a leisure activity. After … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I’m planning to spend as much time in the garden as I can this weekend to get back on track with the vegetables. Today I did some more work on the raised beds. I’ve had to spend a … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I found a nice surprise in the downstairs hall this morning – some of my seeds have just started to germinate. In the right hand tray are the cucumbers and tomatoes, in the front on the left are … Continue reading
Hello Friends, The new router arrived today so I can get back on the internet again without enough cables to cross the Atlantic. I didn’t do quite as much as I’d planned over the weekend, but I still feel I’ve … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Yesterday was the first day of my gardening long weekend. I spent yesterday morning on the hunt for a water butt. It’s clear around here that the rivers and reservoirs are lower than they should be, so we … Continue reading
Hello Friends, Yesterday I spent most of the afternoon in the garden. After I had looked at where and how I was going to put my veg, I spent an hour or so tidying up the rockery. This has become … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I spent some time in the garden today trying to work out where I’m going to put the veggies I’m planning to grow. Much of our garden is on a slope. The photo doesn’t quite show how steep … Continue reading
Hello Friends, I’m starting to think about growing some vegetables this summer. I’ve not had much luck with growing veg in recent years. My biggest problem is time. Apart from working full time, I have a number of other interests … Continue reading