It’s been about a month since we seeded our vegetables and for the most part it’s been a very good start. The weather has been patchy with cold and warm …
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Taking advantage of the mild winter, we’ve started our winter prep in the vegetable garden for the spring and growing season ahead. Last year, one of our biggest headaches was …
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We harvested the bulk of our onions in early September, but we left our Exhibition onions (that’s the name of the variety) in the ground so that they could continue …
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We harvested our onions and shallots about six weeks ago, and they’ve been curing in our open garage. It’s taken a really long time for the onions in particular to …
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The path to sustainability and growing your own food is not always an easy one. The weather in our part of the world this summer just hasn’t been kind to …
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As we approach the end of August, I must admit it’s been a poor summer for growing vegetables in our patch of the UK. We started off with a cold, …
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Join us in the vegetable garden for a mid-summer tour as we harvest onions, shallots, courgettes and the first of our peas and cucumbers. Given that the growing season was …
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May was not a great month for our vegetable garden, but things are gradually getting back on track, and we’re expecting to harvest our first tomatoes in the next 7-10 …
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It’s been an odd year weather-wise, and after a cloudy and cool May, the summer looks like it has finally arrived and our vegetables can finally start growing. When the …
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As a follow up to our recent post about the crazy price of timber, I had a very successful visit to our local wood merchants and hardware store earlier this …