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Garlic – done differently!
Instead of just planting garlic in the ground, I tried a few different methods to get it growing and I’m delighted with the results. A couple of years ago, on the allotment, I planted out all my garlic and waited patiently. Sadly, all – and I mean ALL of it, rotted away in the cold…
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Growth in the garden!
I haven’t done a gardening update for a while and there has been a lot happening. For one, I’ve made a new friend in the garden! First of all, I’ll show you what I’ve had to deal with on the plot. I swear, my workload would be cut down if other people were just a…
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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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Teeth pulling to garden gratification
It’s been a bit of a week……again! Well my bloggy friends, it’s been one of those weeks. This isn’t the first time we’ve been here so I’ll spare the whole attempt at a witty intro and get right down to the nitty gritty. A month ago, you may remember, I was a nervous wreck as…
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Super Seaweed and Petrifying Pruning
A quick update on the allotment! Despite the minus 1C temperature on Sunday, I told Dearest Son it was time to go get some seaweed. So we did. There is a place not far from us where we can collect it very easily and it doesn’t seem to matter when you go, it’s always cold.…
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Do you eat watermelon? If so, you should know about this
I’m putting this out as an extra post today because I think it’s important for everyone to be aware of. The channel on youtube covers loads of great topics for health, growing and being as self sufficient as possible. They are a lovely couple and I wanted to share this video with you because if…
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My pickled garlic has turned blue!
Imagine my surprise when I went to the fridge to get my jar of pickled garlic, only to discover many of the cloves had turned a very interesting shade of blue/green. I admit my first thought was ‘botulism’, so I had a quick look on the interwebzone to see if this stuff was still edible…
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Have You Tried This On Your Dog?
I’ve noticed something about our dog and his meal times – not including his recent bout of ill health which we strongly suspect came about after eating a baby rat (he caught another one at the weekend). I don’t know about you but I’d gotten into the habit of feeding our dog sardines in mixer…
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The Joy of Harvesting your OWN food
*This post is one of my older ones which I’ve brought over from my old blog but I want to keep everything together and let you see the progression…hopefully! Enjoy…. Well well, its been a while hasn’t it?! Have you been busy too? The garden (and allotment) keeps on going, even though the temperatures…
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