Well wasn’t October just wonderful! The weather we had been craving all summer finally arrived (although not quite the summer temps we would have liked). The days were warm and dry and filled with sunshine, just what we all needed. Bee’s and butterflies were still busy going about their days which reminded me that IContinue reading “October – What a Treat”
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September – Sunshine & Tomatoes
As the signs of Autumn start to appear I find myself slowing down and enjoying the changes in the season. Warm sunny days have arrived and so have lots more tomatoes! It’s quite amazing how well the plot has looked after itself this year. I’ve very much left it to its own devices and itsContinue reading “September – Sunshine & Tomatoes”
August – Planning for Change
August welcomed us with sunshine and an abundance of wild. The plot grew both in flowers, veg and weeds but also in pollinators and wildlife. The swathes of self sown borage, bolted leeks and nasturtiums brought the bees in as well as an array of beautiful butterflies. It also brought a very early main cropContinue reading “August – Planning for Change”
July – Let the Harvesting Begin
We kicked July off with a wonderful New Potato harvest. Charlottes are one of my favourite early varieties (2nd early) as they are super reliable, full of flavour and actually store really well too. The Nadine harvest wasn’t quite so great sadly, most of the plants had been eaten or died. When lifting it wasContinue reading “July – Let the Harvesting Begin”
June – A change of perspective
What can I say, this year has been tough, like really tough! The first couple weeks of June the weather improved greatly and things actually started growing! What a relief. But the damage done by slugs and snails for many plants was too much. Second sowings of beans and peas have been eaten, as haveContinue reading “June – A change of perspective”
May – What was that?
Well May was certainly a wet one wasn’t it?! 😅 Usually May is filled with excitement and anticipation. New seedlings emerging, planting out bedding and young plants. Watching everything really start to grow and flourish. This year, however it hasn’t quite happened like that. If anything it’s been a bit of a disaster but IContinue reading “May – What was that?”
April Showers and Dull Days
The days have been wet, cold and mostly dull with only a handful of sunny days. Everything is growing well considering but some of my tomatoes are needing a little extra TLC due to the cold. I probably moved them to the greenhouse too soon and even with bringing in on an evening I thinkContinue reading “April Showers and Dull Days”
March – Seed Sowing and Plot Prepping
March madness is well underway. Lots of seed sowing, potting on and juggling greenhouse and windowsill space. Thankfully we have two big windowsills both south facing which helps a lot. It’s been lovely seeing the greenhouse starting to fill with life after a long, wet winter. I’ve been using the RocketGro Seed&Cutting compost mixed withContinue reading “March – Seed Sowing and Plot Prepping”
February – Raised Beds & Seedling’s
Well hasn’t February just flown by 😲 The start of the month was daily checking on our January sowings making sure I didn’t miss any that had popped through, such an exciting time! Onions were the first to pop through followed by the California Wonder Peppers. Lemon Dream took a lot longer to appear andContinue reading “February – Raised Beds & Seedling’s”
JANUARY – first seeds sown and appearing in Kitchen Garden Magazine
January, the only month where you can really truly relax because realistically there isn’t much at all to do in the garden or on the plot 😅 I’m making the most of this slower month to plan, dream, stay cosy and drink many, many cups of tea. We’ve been on lots of lovely, wintery walksContinue reading “JANUARY – first seeds sown and appearing in Kitchen Garden Magazine”
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