A wonderful day in my Garden The lovely warm dry weather today allowed me to have a wonderful day in my garden. I harvested the last of the sprouts, stripped the plants and composted the unusable parts of the plants. This year the sprout harvest has been very poor for me and for most of my friends locally as well. …
Gardening in the Forest of Dean
View PostLoving the Forest of Dean
Loving the Forest of Dean We have now been here in Cinderford for just about 6 years. The Forest of Dean was our first choice when I retired and we chose Cinderford as one of the nicest towns as well as one of the most convenient, close to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ross, Monmouth and Hereford. We have never regretted that choice, …
Enjoying the spring garden
Enjoying the spring garden With all this smashing sunny weather, Vanda and I have both been enjoying the garden. Our new potatoes are all showing their tops now, the first couple of rows of cauliflowers have been planted and leeks and spring onion seeds are in seed trays. I also treated myself to another small Acer yesterday that you can …
Cinderford Gardening Club
Cinderford Gardening Club As you all know, gardening is one of my great loves so I am trying to set up a new club. There is a website Cinderford Gardening Website so do take a look. If you are interested in gardening then please do come along to our meeting of the Cinderford Gardening Club on the 25th November at …
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg yes, anyone can grow some fruit and veg even if you don’t have a garden. Window ledges and sills are perfect places to start seeds off and even to grow on to full size. Good examples are lettuce, spring onions and just about any salad leaf can be grown in pots on your …