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Monthly Archives: September 2014
What’s cooking (July to September)
For the first half of this calendar year, we were eating mostly green vegetables with a bit of rhubarb thrown in. That hasn’t changed much, since runner beans and cucumber are, well, green, too. On the other hand, we have … Continue reading
Space
Over the last few days, I’ve been contemplating what to do about the space once occupied by the garden path. In truth, it is never far from my mind but on Friday evening I decided I am going to get … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Good for the environment
Tagged compost, crab apple tree, hawthorn bush, kale, rocket
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Last Sunday in September
The swimming baths were a bit chilly this morning, so I was pleasantly surprised when we came out into the afternoon sunshine and 20°C. Everything seems to going well in the garden and it looks like I’m going to need … Continue reading
The last apple
It started off that there was a mass of apples in the spring. Most of these fell off but five remained. In turn, these have fallen off – fortunately mature enough to eat, albeit small, which a friend puts down … Continue reading
More vegetable flowers
Back in March I received a bag of Jerusalem artichoke tubers, which were duly planted. I had read that this vegetable is a relative of the sunflower and likewise produces big yellow flowers. So, I have watched and waited and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Good for the environment
Tagged autumnal flowers, cayenne pepper, Jerusalem artichokes
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Third round phacelia
As this is only the first time I have had flowers in my garden at this time of year, I assumed that they didn’t appear at the end of September (in a Northern country in the Northern hemisphere). However, clearly … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Good for the environment, In the kitchen, Social
Tagged autumn in the Northern hemisphere, phacelia, Pumpkin
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Strange Swiss chard leaves
Been pottering about in the garden this morning and decided to have a look at the Swiss chard under the cloche. The reason for the cloche was because I thought the now cool night air might have been affecting the … Continue reading
Powdery mildew
When I opened the curtains this morning, I noticed grey spots on the leaves of my pumpkins. It looked just like I had splattered grey paint over the garden. Turns out that this is powdery mildew, so I am now … Continue reading
The emerging aubergine
About a month ago, the first aubergine flower appeared. I tickled it and waited for a purple fruit to follow. The flower dropped off and so did the next. But then one didn’t. Instead the base grew fatter and harder … Continue reading
Crab apple jelly
Further to yesterday’s post, I have now made some crab apple jelly. To be honest, it was really easy and it tastes superb! I found a recipe off the internet (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com) which I have adapted, in part because I only … Continue reading