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Pond In Garden Brings A Visitor
I put a small pond in the front garden last year, just using a tyre and some lining. I decorated around it by making a fairy garden and I have been very pleased with it even though I didn’t see any wildlife using it…until now. We have a regular visitor to the garden who comes…
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Car trouble + garden issues = a difficult week to find the wins
I have tried, I swear I have. I’ve prepped beds, weeded like my life depended on it, checked the weather forecast…frequently but I still haven’t got the plot fully planted. I have finished putting up the supports for the peas & beans and even got peas planted out. When I went back up to put…
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Dandelion Coffee
I’d heard about dandelion coffee for a while and wanted to try making my own, but would it be any good? I realise a lot of people are not too fond of dandelions in their garden and I have been on a mini-mission to change that. When they were in full bloom, I put up…
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Busy days & Weird weather
This is a strange time of year in a way. I’ve been busy sowing seeds, preparing beds and doing all those garden sort of jobs for a while now as some of you will be aware. I’ve put some things into the allotment but not many due to the weather. We’ve had a few warm…
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A-Frames and ‘Rustic’ Pea Supports!
It’s all about the legumes on the plot Can you guess where I’ve been? Yes, the plot was calling. Actually, I thought I’d done a post earlier last week to fill you in but apparently not…tut tut. So to put things right: Early last week, we went back up to the plot and I put…
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Seedlings, Slugs & Some Success – Gardening Update
In case you think I’ve been sitting in the sun doing nothing, I thought I’d do a little update about what has been happening garden wise this past week. I’ve tried a couple of different slug traps which used flour, yeast, water and sugar was in one of them. Have to confess, I didn’t have…
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Dandelion Biscuits
Since this weeks episode of the podcast was about the folklore of dandelions, I thought I would share with you a couple of recipes I have for making dandelion biscuits. I have to confess I have no idea where I got these from so I can’t give the proper acknowledgements – I’ll just say thank…
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What’s the weirdest thing you’ve found in your garden?
We found something weird in our allotment at the weekend! If you garden a lot or have an allotment plot, the chances are you’ve come across a few unusual finds from time to time. On our plot we have found everything from glass, pottery pieces, nails and the like. Once, I even found the legs…
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Carrots + Egg Tray (Take 2)
Carrot growing in an egg carton? I’m giving it another go but this time I’m doing it a little differently! Last year, I tried to grow carrots in egg trays but I went big – too big. The cartons dried out which is a problem whenever you grow something in cardboard. I got a few…
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The Chicken Wire/Compost Bin Saga!
I think I can declare victory on this one – finally Well I made it up to the plot, filled with unnatural levels of determination to get the chicken wire cut and put underneath the dalek compost bins. I planned to put 3 layers of it down, at angles so no more little ratty or…
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Veg, Vibes & Chicken Wire!
Allotment update We went to the plot on Sunday even though I wasn’t quite feeling in the mood. I don’t know what it was but I’ve heard it described as ‘meh’. When we got there, I tried to focus on what actually needed done and one thing I had to do was water the broad…
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I only wanted some chicken wire!
I’ve had a strange afternoon. As some of you may know, I’ve had an issue with rats recently. So, in an attempt to gain control of the situation, I have the traps I mentioned in yesterday’s post and today was the day we went to pick up the chicken wire. I took the back road…
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