Monthly Archives: March 2015

The end of March

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Helen

It’s been one calamity after another over the last twelve hours. I’d already gone to bed cross last night because the cable for my phone charger was broken. So no blog reading for me 😦 Anyway, the phone situation has … Continue reading →

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British Summer Time

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Helen

Yesterday, the clocks went forward by an hour and I’m still adjusting myself. Seems like some of my recent sowings are having no such difficulty, however. At the same time, much as I rejoice, I have to confess that yet … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire in spring

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Helen

Working backwards, when I got home this evening, the wind had caused a minor disaster in the greenhouse. Basically, some of the bars had worked themselves loose and without support the shelving had up-ended, leading to all the seedlings toppling … Continue reading →

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Bandaging the greenhouse

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Helen

A stitch in time saves nine, so why didn’t I mend the cover for the greenhouse when I first put in on and tore it in several places?  The bottom line is that when I got home this evening I … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you weed!

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Helen

Now that the evenings are getting lighter, it is great to get out into the garden for a while. But this evening, I was a bit over-enthusiastic. Ah ha, I thought, here’s a plant I don’t recognise, strange weed but … Continue reading →

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Number of seeds

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Helen

Is it just me – or has the number of seeds in packets reduced? It being sunny and warm today, I decided to spring into action and sow some more tomatoes, as well as sweet peppers.   These will be … Continue reading →

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Bins, bins everywhere and not a bite to eat!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Helen

When I lived in Pakistan and had any rubbish to get rid of, we went onto the roof and threw the bag of waste off the top. The ground around the houses was therefore littered with plastic bags and tin … Continue reading →

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Solar eclipse

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Helen

What could surpass the excitement of getting a bokashi bin?    It was beautifully sunny when I woke up but the clouds decided to come out just in time for the moon to pass over the sun from about 9:30-10:30 … Continue reading →

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The bokashi bin

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Helen

It being my birthday today, it’s been pretty awesome one way or another. Not least, when I got home there were two notifications that I had parcels waiting for me. One was at a neighbour’s, free wild flower seeds for … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Primrose)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Helen

 

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