Category: Gardening

All things growing and cultivating! Organic, healthy, sustainable.

No longer Gormless

It's been a weekend packed full of flat packed furniture. We made a late night Friday trip to Ikea (rock on) to pick up a few bits,… Read more "No longer Gormless"

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Mould in the Mushrooms

Took the mushrooms out of their box today as per instructions. This is what we have. Apparently this is exactly right - all is well.

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The Greenhouse

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"

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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"

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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"

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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?

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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"

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The Lilly

Wandering around B&Q the other day I spotted a Grow-your-own-lilly kit. The pink ones. Since pink oriental lillies are my favourite flower I couldn't resist. Much fun… Read more "The Lilly"

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