A perfect Lunch During the past few months we have been perfecting the perfect lunch. Well we think we have it cracked. For Vanda and I it just has to be home made soup with home baked bread rolls. She who must be obeyed always makes wonderful soup, her best in my opinion is her leek and potato soup. The …
Why Gardening Should be Taught in Schools
Why Gardening Should be Taught in Schools Well, why gardening should be taught in schools. Recent statistics indicate 1 in 3 children are overweight by the age of 11, with a third of children eating junk food every day; meaning it’s clear our children’s nutrition is being dangerously affected by convenience food. Also, the amount of time children spend outside …
Autumn in the vegetable garden
Autumn in the vegetable garden Well, summer is over but we still have lots of lovely veg coming along in the garden. We are still eating carrots, leeks,french beans beet and potatoes from the garden and have lots of runner beans and sweetcorn in the freezer. The cabbages and Cauliflowers are now doing well and it looks like we are …
September in the vegetable garden
September in the vegetable garden September is here already even if it is unseasonably warm and there is a lot to do. We are still eating spinach, sweetcorn and potatoes that we grew this year and the last few peppers. This morning we even had the treat of some late strawberries. The runner beans are down and yesterday we took …
Christmas Potatoes
Planting Christmas Potatoes This year we had a bumper crop of both new and main crop potatoes, but Christmas Potatoes is something I have not tried before, so this is an experiment to see if it is worth while. I bought a few seed potatoes from Coleford Garden Centre and this morning put a few in. Once again I have planted them …
Keeping the veg going
The garden in mid August This year has been very good for us in the garden, but now is the time to make sure your harvest continues. We are now down to our last 3 pots of new potatoes ( see Growing vegetables in Containers ) but instead of just storing the empty pots we have been replanting with french beans, …
The vegetable Garden
The vegetable Garden in August This year has been superb for the vegetable garden. Of course with all the hot weather watering has been essential but with no hosepipe ban that hasn’t been too hard, just time consuming. A good deal of our vegetables including the potatoes and carrots have been grown in pots and plastic bags ( See growing …
Growing vegetables in Containers
Growing vegetables in Containers It is surprising how well you can do Growing vegetables in Containers. We started last year but this year we have gone for it in a big way. Potatoes are an obvious choice. We are growing new potatoes and desire main crop, both in pots and bags. Planting them is very easy. Simply put in about an …
Enjoying the garden
Do enjoy the delights of the garden I know there are always jobs that should be done, but we try and make everything as easy as possible. In te afternoons and evenings we tend to sit and enjoy looking at the garden. In the afternoon we enjoy a few cool beer shandies and later on a bottle of wine. There …