Autumn merges into winter this week in the garden and brighter days are busy with the last of the harvests and preparing for colder weather. Warmer weather in early October resulted in the trees …
Soggy Swallows, Weeds and Seeds
03 May 2022 It's amazing the difference a week can make in the garden. All the veggies and fruits are growing away happily and nothing seems to deter the tenacious weeds. The first week of …
A new plot, Celandines and Woolly Bears
I started work this week on a recently acquired plot of land which I intend as an extension to the vegetable and fruit garden. Clearing the dead and dried weeds left from a season of neglect last …
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Cardboard Tube Seed Cells
Recycle your toilet and kitchen roll cardboard tubes by turning them into biodegradable plant cells to raise seeds. Gardeners are conscious of the amount of plastic pots and propagation trays they …
Balmy spring weather and new raised beds
The last two or three weeks have seen some really beautiful warm weather here in Cumbria with the plants starting to romp away. Young plants and seedling in the greenhouse have used the unseasonal …
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