I went to the garden centre today, to pick up some more seeds and strawberries, which after yesterday’s blinding moment of realisation, hopefully will allow me to grow more. While I was there, I remembered AJ saying that we hadn’t grown any Cosmos this year. At the time I put […]
Read moreMonth: May 2010
Growing for my growing family
Each morning I like to wander purposely around the garden. I take note of how the plants are doing, check in on the chickens and then mentally make a list of what needs to be done that day. Also, it gives me a chance just to enjoy the garden, which […]
Read moreFlutterby Butterfly and Jam
I made some of this….. … from a whole lot of these…. …lovely, tasty, misshapen strawberries. Isn’t it unusual. I guess the supermarket buyers would reject it, but I think that they are missing a trick. AJ started her butterfly garden today. TF decided to join in with more enthusiasm […]
Read moreCheddar strawberries are here!
There are certain points of the year that I really look forward to. One of these is the start of the strawberry season. Hard as I try, as yet I’ve not been able to grow enough strawberries to meet the family’s needs. So I have two places I love to […]
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