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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Moving towards autumn
The produce is coming in…. Overall, I think it is better than last year by far. And now I am preparing the garden for autumn. Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Health, In the kitchen, Social
Tagged broad beans, children and vegetables, tomatoes
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The tomatoes have arrived
The tomatoes outside are starting to ripened, so here goes for some delicious salads! Continue reading
Dried broad beans
Having left my broad beans on the plant, some of the pods have dried out. Seeds for next year? Continue reading
The frog and lettuce
This evening, whilst picking lettuce, I was delighted to see a frog in the garden. Continue reading
The Okra
I’m really pleased…. Due to potting errors, I lost my first okra plant but, out of curiosity, I decided to try again in spite of the lateness in the season. And this is the upshot: I had my doubts about … Continue reading
Take ’em in or leave ’em out?
As this is the first time I have grown runner beans, I have no expectations. In other words, I do not know if I leave the beans pictured on the plant below for another week they will get bigger and … Continue reading
Ah! The cabbage white butterfly
Oh no! Looks like my late summer crop of turnips is going to come to nothing, judging by the little left behind by the cabbage white butterflies. As it is too late to plant anything else in place of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In the kitchen
Tagged cabbage white butterfly, netting, purple sprouting broccoli, turnips
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The other stuff
To read my blog, I could forgive anyone for thinking that the only thing I grew was purple sprouting broccoli with the occasional cauliflower and other brassica. So, I thought today it was time to put the spotlight on a … Continue reading
The domed city
I’ve just been outside, listening to the thunder (no sign of any lightening) and feeling the cooling stormy air. It has been hot again today and no doubt the plants are loving the heat followed by a big watering. It … Continue reading