Category Archives: forest garden

Expecting it to be green…

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

On Sunday, I decided to take the plunge and use some of the fat hen (Chenopodium album L.) seeds I had collected from the garden in a loaf of bread. Of course, I forgot to soak the seeds beforehand but … Continue reading →

Posted in edible weeds | Tagged , , ,

Boxes full

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Yesterday evening, I picked up three boxes of glass jars from a grateful lady in North Leeds. Since her husband had stopped driving, she had built up quite a collection in the garage and would undoubtedly have loved me to … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden, Good for the environment, In the kitchen | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

It is what it’s supposed to be

Posted on October 5, 2019 by

As the apples on my daughter’s tree were falling off in September, I asked her to pick them before they were all lost. They were on the small side, or rather they were much smaller than the one we sampled … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden, Wildlife | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

One cane many fruit

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

Never having grown raspberries before, I had no idea how many fruit I would get this year from the one cane my mum gave me for my birthday. I’m not sure I’ve ever picked them at the farm where I … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden | Tagged | 9 Comments

Ripe enough?

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

Do you have difficulty deciding when crops are ripe enough to pick? As a general rule, yes I do, except in the case of fruits such as raspberries and strawberries. A case in point is the fat hen which decided … Continue reading →

Posted in edible weeds | Tagged | 2 Comments

Harvesting begins

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

One minute the fennel seeds seemed not to be ripe, the next moment they were starting to fall off the plants. Now, I don’t want my garden to be full of nothing but fennel and I think a herbalist might … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden, herbs, trees | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Collecting runners

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

Earlier in the year there was an advert on Freegle requesting strawberry plants or runners. I replied to offer some of my runners in the autumn and today I duly dug out a bagful, ready for their recipient tomorrow. The … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden, Gardening, Pond and bog garden | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Out with the step ladders

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

I had been thinking of allowing the birds to eat all the crab apples but when I saw there were some huge apples at the top of the tree I just had to help myself to them. And for the … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden, Wildlife | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A gooseberry bush

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

With it being warm weather, in spite of the recent rain I felt there was no harm in giving the pots and the compost bin a watering from the water I’ve used today to clean one of the sheep’s fleeces … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden | Tagged , | 19 Comments

A bee for my apples

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Before I start my post proper, I would like to report that I have been able to make a partial fix of the comments function on my blog. It seems that WP has introduced a new piece of software for … Continue reading →

Posted in forest garden | Tagged , , | 11 Comments