It's finally here! Pulled up this afternoon after some repotting, my first crop of the season. Tasty tasty radishes. Anyone got any good recipes for radish greens???… Read more "First Harvest"
Category: Gardening
All things growing and cultivating! Organic, healthy, sustainable.
Flowers
It’s official, I’ve gone over to the dark side. I only started out in this gardening lark with a few tomatoes and now it’s drawn me in…… Read more “Flowers”
Apple Cake with Cinnamon
I'm very competitive by nature. Even something so seemingly trivial as a village cake baking competition is not off limits and requires several practice attempts beforehand to get… Read more "Apple Cake with Cinnamon"
Invasion of the peppers
For a laugh, we planted up the seeds of a red pepper we had bought from the supermarket. For several weeks they did nothing, luring us into… Read more "Invasion of the peppers"
My Garden of Eden is blooming
Stepping out into the garden is getting to be such a wonderful experience. Each day something is bigger, or greener, or has shot out more shoots. It… Read more "My Garden of Eden is blooming"
Bread and milk and blackberries for supper
There are nearly flowers on my gifted chamomile plant, which is fast outgrowing its makeshift pot. I hope to use it to make tea. “I am sorry…… Read more “Bread and milk and blackberries for supper”
LGaAA 26th Annual Flower Show
One of the pleasures of living in Wiltshire is the continued presence of the kind of simple past times now often considered old-fashioned. My favourite of these by… Read more "LGaAA 26th Annual Flower Show"
Munch munch
I absolutely couldn't resist the lure of the radishes in my garden any longer. I pulled one up and although still a little on the small side… Read more "Munch munch"
Vivarium
Tea Stew potted up his vivarium this week which I bought him for an anniversary gift. It's very pretty. It contains rocket and coriander - you can… Read more "Vivarium"
Beans ‘n Beets
We made a brief but productive visit to the allotment on Sunday evening. After a bit of minor weeding we set about constructing a wigwam - traditional… Read more "Beans ‘n Beets"
