Tackling Brambles and Making Homemade Dandelion Syrup

Jump to recipe Today I made a start on getting rid of the insane amount of brambles that had taken over the garden. It looked like a big job but I didn't bother digging them out as they run deep and I have no intention of breaking my back in the process. So I used … Continue reading Tackling Brambles and Making Homemade Dandelion Syrup

From Overgrown to Organised: Vegetable Garden Project

Yesterday was the start of transforming the garden. It is embarrassing to show you the state in which we let the garden get. However, we need to show you how bad it is at the start. Otherwise, you won't know how far we have come when it starts looking like a garden that is loved. … Continue reading From Overgrown to Organised: Vegetable Garden Project

Garden Tidy Up

The other day I looked out of the bedroom window and actually cringed at the mess the garden was in. As we had had most of our veggies and fruits for the year, it had been left and ignored and I felt so disappointed with myself. There was the raised bed cover that we hadn’t … Continue reading Garden Tidy Up

Sunshine’s Out and Here We Go Again 😊

In our last post, Tony showed off his awesome creations for keeping pests and birds off our veggies. We have since been out and sowed most of the seeds for the veggies we going to grow this year. As we used the first large raised bed for the potatoes, we decided to mix it up … Continue reading Sunshine’s Out and Here We Go Again 😊

Raising our Hopes

Hi all, hope everyone is safe and well. After last years experimentation on the potatoes, we decided to change the way we wanted to grow them. Instead of growing in bags (which didn't yield a big crop just a couple of meals) we want to try for a bigger crop. Having built two large raised … Continue reading Raising our Hopes

New Raised Beds

After our semi failed attempt at growing potatoes in sacks, we had to have a think on how best we could try growing them next year. We wanted to have a bigger harvest, and growing in sacks wasn't really working for us. We talked about maybe rotavating the strip of garden next to the hedge … Continue reading New Raised Beds

Our First Year

With this being our first year growing, and we had a late start due to the fact Tony and myself had to isolate separately in the first months of lock down, there were many mistakes that were made, and many plans that had been put on hold. The big plan that we really missed out … Continue reading Our First Year

Peas Pods and Pumpkin Curls

With all the rain lately, the plants have grown massive. The peas are at the top of he trellis, the coriander has nearly taken over the curry plant and the strawberries that were grown from seed have gone mad in the pots and started to flower. Taking a look at all the pods hat have … Continue reading Peas Pods and Pumpkin Curls