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Let’s Talk ‘Bout Sheds, Baby
Actually, let’s not. I’ll let these pictures tell a thousand words or more.
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cutting update – damask success
Last winter we took three cuttings from the damask rose. At first, all three took and thrived, but eventually there were two, and then, just one. But what a one that one is! It’s been repotted to a large handsome … Continue reading
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the strawberry patch – expanded
The success of our small strawberry patch last spring heartened us to increase its size. We’d left all the nigella (aka Love-in-a-Mist) to flower and go to seed, and now have dug over the previous wildflower plot, added some manure … Continue reading
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berry overload
Can you Adam and Eve it?! There were simply too many berries for us to eat fresh. We were gorging on blackberries every evening – with meringues, with yoghurt, with whipped cream, with vanilla ice cream. Berries ’til we were … Continue reading
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summer – where did it go?
Where did summer go? We started gloriously, with a modest harvest of garlic in June… Followed by good crops of calvero nero (black Italian kale), beans, courgette, onions, and an almost impossible steady supply of delicious sweet blackberries. We’ve also … Continue reading
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the sea-holly re-surfaces
The sea holly, which had disappeared during the heat wave last summer, has re-appeared. The big dude’s delighted. I’d protected and marked the spot with a broken tool handle, which we’ve now removed. It’s likely that the very heavy clay … Continue reading
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showers & seed beds
Went up this morning, despite some light drizzle. There were tomato to plant in (two cherry red tomato and one yellow tomato), as well as the beans (starter plants purchased at Homebase). Overcast and rainy is just about perfect for … Continue reading
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hits & misses
Sunday morning – intermittent sun but pretty chilly if the breeze blows. Lots of new growth on the raspberries – looking lush! Strawberries all coming to life and coming into flower. And signs of seedlings in the basket bed of … Continue reading
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progress report
We were up and at the plot before 9 in the morning. Two more wheelbarrows of mulch for the top level. The pile of wood chip was still steaming and hot – it’s scary. It might actually be a fire … Continue reading
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..thinking of stawberries & salad….
Doesn’t it just blow your mind that all the fruit you eat – including tomatoes & aubergines & pumpkins & onions & cherries and everything in between… it all starts with a flower. A simple little flower. That turns into the … Continue reading
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Philosophising... 