This little beauty arrived in the post today. We're approaching the point in our gardening adventure where our kitchen is starting to become less a safe environment… Read more "The Greenhouse"
Author: bryonywillis
Growing food, cooking seasonally and making a life at home.
I'm Bryony - gardener, creator and mum of three, sharing what I'm growing, cooking and making along the way.
Mushrooms
Wandering around Poundland today "stocking up on the delightful tat that Poundland do" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDgOGC5Lcc&noredirect=1) we found this: a mushroom growing kit. Tea Stew has grown mushrooms before… Read more "Mushrooms"
‘Red Top’ Breakfast Radish
Eager to get started on the outside crops, I planted up some radishes in long pots three weeks ago. What could go wrong with a radish,…… Read more “‘Red Top’ Breakfast Radish”
Look what the cat dragged in
Last Friday took an unexpected turn, when I was idly browsing on Gumtree. This wasn't exactly unplanned (the main reason for purchasing a house in the first… Read more "Look what the cat dragged in"
Allotted
Today (Sunday) we took a trip to the local allotments, and met with the chief chap there by chance. We'd recently put our names on the list… Read more "Allotted"
Shoots and Leaves
Another week and I think they will have outgrown their propagator. But - what is wrong with this one? Is it trying to grow upside down?
Cheesemaking – paneer
Lent this year was an eventful experience. Cheese is one of my favourite foods (I view it as more of a condiment than a treat; it goes well…… Read more “Cheesemaking – paneer”
Making progress: Verdi di Milano dwarf bush courgette
6 days ago I poked an inexpert finger into 9 small pots of compost, plopped a seed in the resulting hole, covered it up with a fistful… Read more "Making progress: Verdi di Milano dwarf bush courgette"
The Nationwide Box
Some days after we moved in, a Yodel delivery man knocked on our door and presented us with a very large box. Having not ordered anything we…… Read more “The Nationwide Box”
Poo analysis
There’s tracks winding all over the lawn which are (thankfully) too large for a rat and too small for a cat. The aforementioned beast left us a…… Read more “Poo analysis”
