We’ve not been doing anything to strenuous in the garden recently. The soil around the stumps needs to be dug out, but the moods really not struck me to do it. Sitting in the sun just watching things grow has been amazing. With all this glorious sunshine all the fruit and veggies are really coming … Continue reading Lazy Sunday
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Ha-Pea in the Garden
After the terrible winds we had a few days back, our wonderful pea trellis came crashing down! Luckily the Sweetcorn hadn’t been planted out yet in the neighbouring raised bed. We have now put that back up and secured it with wood that is a hell of a lot stronger than canes and nailed them … Continue reading Ha-Pea in the Garden
Compost Crazy
The compost finally got delivered yesterday! So we set to work straight away filling all the raised beds. It took a lot of hours, and with the help of my trusty trolley and bucket, they are all finally filled. We layered them up with wood chippings, bark, cardboard and compost. There are nine raised beds and 6 of them … Continue reading Compost Crazy
Sprouting in Spring
Things are growing nicely in the garden with all this beautiful sunshine. Its just a shame that the compost still hasn't been delivered, meaning the raised beds are still empty bar the one that has already been filled. The Purple sprouting Broccoli has really started to grow. Although there are no neat rows and its … Continue reading Sprouting in Spring
First Steps Towards Self Reliance
Happy Easter everyone!! We had a visit today from the Easter Bunny! He left the munchkins some chocolatey goodies in our empty stone planters and raised beds. We have been making some great steps in the garden recently. From the last post you have seen we now have the raised beds down, and broccoli seeds … Continue reading First Steps Towards Self Reliance
Isolation Gardening
Being super fed up and feeling a bit better, I decided it was time to do a bit of gardening. The sun has been shining and we had been enjoying doing bits here and there. We started with some strawberry plants, just putting them in seeding tray and popping them in the window for now … Continue reading Isolation Gardening
One Potato Two Potato
So whats new in the garden? We have been collecting various seeds over the past few weeks. Different vegetables and fruits that we would like to try our hand with. Some of them were given to us, some were handed out free at our local DIY shop and some we have bought. We have also … Continue reading One Potato Two Potato
