Tag Archives: rhubarb

A hole and a wall

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

Suddenly, I feel the pressure is on to get jobs in the garden done. One of these was to use up the rest of the latest bokashi to add fertility to the new rhubarb bed, after it was lifted last … Continue reading →

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A lot of wood needed

Posted on November 10, 2018 by

Reflecting upon the course of action I have planned to get the pond up and running, and seeing how big the rhubarb crown is (it’s nearly a foot deep), I decided another hugel bed had to go. In other words, … Continue reading →

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Reconstruction starts

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

The rhubarb has at last retired for the winter: the final two leaves fell off the crown and have now entered the compost world. This means I have been able to dig out the rhubarb crown and put down some … Continue reading →

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Drooping rhubarb

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

This afternoon, I received an email from Bedford Fields, a forest garden just north of Leeds city centre, about what’s happening there. One thing for sure is that it hasn’t been raining. Funny to think that in all the time … Continue reading →

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The rain keeps running away

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

On Tuesday, there was an horrific multiple pile-up on the M62, which had major repercussions for getting home that evening. So, I eventually got off the standstill bus and ran to the train station. I got even more exercise by … Continue reading →

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A welly update

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

You may remember that at the end of last year, I added my old genuine rubber wellington boots to the compost heap? Rubber being a natural substance, it seemed the most fitting place for them to go. Moving forward to … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb in curry and a new pot

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

My take-home this time after a weekend with my parents was an exceedingly large pot for the garden. There isn’t currently a proper resting place for it, so it’s had to go next to the newest apple tree but I … Continue reading →

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