The Big Divide
September 30, 2018
The United Kingdom is made up from the union of two kingdoms, Scotland and England (which already included Wales). … More The Big Divide
In A Pickle
September 27, 2018
I do get a bit envious of gardeners with a sizeable vegetable plot. I never seem to have enough of a harvest of anything to think about preserving. Before the invention of refrigerators, people knew how to preserve produce and other foods. Seasonal meant just that, with much of the staple produce locally grown. Sweet … More In A Pickle
When Is A Tea Not A Tea?
September 21, 2018
At a time when everyone is trying to collect and dry seeds for next season, I am thinking about tea. Mint tea to be exact and to be even more exact, it isn’t really a tea at all. It’s an infusion, as tea only comes from a tea plant (Camellia sinensis). Although it would appear anything … More When Is A Tea Not A Tea?
My Little Tamarind Tree
September 17, 2018
I was given some Tamarind seeds some time ago, and although difficult to germinate, one of the three seeds I was given, did. I watched the little sprout develop, it grew a stem which carried its seed up with it. Delighted to have got this far with it, I watched it carefully. When it started … More My Little Tamarind Tree
Racing Through Time
September 14, 2018
Although this years’ plants haven’t quite come to an end, it is still time to be looking and planning ahead. Gardening catalogues are dropping through the letter box, emails are filling up, with the seed and plant suppliers’ race to get the customers first. Sadly it may be my last year of growing tomatoes, I … More Racing Through Time
Wishful Thinking
September 11, 2018
Plants already in the greenhouse, which will hopefully produce fruit next year are the Pepino, Ivy Gourd and Cassabanana. They didn’t produce anything this year but it may have been my own fault. I didn’t know what to expect with them. Ivy Gourd and Cassabanana are vigorous climbers but I kept them in small pots … More Wishful Thinking
Hydroponically Speaking
September 1, 2018
Having come to the conclusion that I am tomato intolerant, and not only can I not touch the plant but I can’t even enjoy the fruits without sending me into a painful, frenzied itching, and red blotches. I have also learned that a tomato intolerance could mean also being intolerant to latex. My first discovery … More Hydroponically Speaking
A Taste Of Harvest
August 27, 2018
The Lilac Bell peppers are ripening up nicely and are an interesting, colourful addition to a salad, but I always feel that being a small space gardener doesn’t really produce great quantities of anything, except tomatoes. Tomatoes are my main crop and grow happily in the greenhouse. Happily for me at least. I know where they … More A Taste Of Harvest
Small Talk
August 21, 2018
I am more than happy to promote growing produce for the table. We don’t all have acres of land, in fact it could be the biggest area of soil you have is a window box. That doesn’t matter in the least, if you want to grow something fresh. There are a number of conveniently-sized vegetables … More Small Talk
Blooming Marvellous
August 17, 2018
Just when I thought the garden was nearing the end of its summer days, the purple-podded peas have got a new lease of life and have started blooming and producing again. I am so glad I didn’t pull out the peas when I thought that was the last I would see of them this year. … More Blooming Marvellous
