Here comes summer
The auto vents on the greenhouse have opened. The only downside is that they have highlighted all the cobwebs that I missed when I supposedly […]
Gardening
Some new microgreens
These are some old seeds that have been lying around for a while. Rather than throw them out, I might as well se if we […]
Busy day
Today, we also started off tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, chillis, leeks, cucumbers and some Tagetes.
Broad Beans
The broad beans went in today. Ideally, I would have planted them late last year, but the space wasn’t available. Anyway. in some cardboard tubes […]
Today’s greens
I just had to post a picture of today’s greens. Kale tops and purple sprouting broccoli, freshly picked from the garden. Top tip for gardeners: […]
Move over purple sprouting broccoli.
I was up at the farmers’ market thing in Malvern at the weekend and alongside the PS Broccoli, they had some kale tops. Wow! Look […]
Tagliatelle with artichoke hearts and purple sprouting broccoli.
Ingredients: 1 can of artichoke hearts in water, drained. 100g purple sprouting broccoli 10g flaked almonds, toasted. As much Tagliatelle as you want for two […]
Microgreens
Remember those beans that I was going to try and sprout a few weeks back? Well those ugly ducklings have just turned out to be […]
The first cut …
When Cat Stevens sang that the first cut was the deepest, I don’t think he can have been referring to lawns, as it’s best not […]
Preparation
This week we’ve been starting to get the garden ready. I bought some manure and some veg compost and have cleared out some of the […]