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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Shrouding the broad beans
I don’t know about you but to me 6 degrees feels little different from 1 or even -1. It certainly feels bitter out there and I don’t think the broad beans will be happy, especially if the weather forecast for … Continue reading
Garden debris
I’ve done a volte-face on the rosehip tea idea. Having inspected the roses, I could see more flowers about to blossom and the rosehips that there were seemed too small to bother with. So, I think the better thing to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Good for the environment, Permaculture
Tagged compost, hugel beds, mulch, pruning roses
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New eyes
This afternoon was a bit different from the usual trip into Leeds city centre. For a start, I was with my sewing bee. And whereas I would normally rush round the two or three places I needed to buy something … Continue reading
The front garden and soil erosion
When I was a child I learned of soil erosion on the prairies of America, so I was already vaguely aware of what wind could do when I read that 2015 had been dedicated year of the soils and that … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture
Tagged International Year of the Soils, killing off the lawn, soil erosion
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First shoots of 2015
Over the Christmas holidays I got quite excited when I saw some shoots coming through. My excitement diminished somewhat however when I remembered I had planted garlic in this spot and not spring bulbs. Oh well! Then today there is … Continue reading
Soil Association ‘bemused’ by organic farming criticism
Originally posted on World Organic News:
The Soil Association has hit back at suggestions that organic farming could be worse for the environment than conventional farming methods. Climate expert Lord John Krebs told the Oxford Farming Conference on Wednesday (7…
Posted in Gardening
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The red cayenne pepper
I’ve been growing cayenne pepper for months and have eaten a few fruit green. None of them seems to want to turn red, however, so I was overjoyed just now when I went to water the plants and discovered that … Continue reading
Designing a life
For a long time now I’ve been chuntering to both myself and the world at large about the chaos in my life. At work, I am organised and with it but outside the workplace I feel I am constantly battling … Continue reading