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A Weekend of Garden Work
How can I work in the garden all weekend and still not be done? I ask myself that question as I sit, with tired arms and bits of dirt still in my eyes. I mean, I tidied the front as much as I could by cutting the grass, going round the edges a bit and…
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It’s the Blog Anniversary!!
Do you say ‘Happy Anniversary’ to a blog? I knew the date was fast approaching so I checked the blog list and sure enough, it was exactly one year ago today that I started this ole blog and put up my first post. Doesn’t time fly? At first, I put up a lot of older…
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Garden Visitors
Spending time with the bees and butterflies in the garden. I wanted to round this week off by sharing a couple of snaps I got today when I was in the front garden. I’ve done a lot of pruning of trees there and haven’t been able to get to the branches to cut them down…
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Brassicas without the massacre
Last year was a disaster so I’m hoping this year will be a brassica win. We finally got a break in the weather to get up to the plot and get some of the brassicas in. We need to grow them under a cover with hoops due to the birds which will strip them in…
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Is This The Cutest Lurcher Ever?
Our lurcher Scooby likes to chat – a lot. This evening he looked like he was up to something so I took the opportunity to get a short recording of him and what it is like when we chat. Obviously we think he is the cutest dog there ever was but we might be a…
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S5 Ep 3 Seed sowing, easy seeds to try and no-dig gardening!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-28qp2-1617ecd Welcome to this weeks jam packed episode of the My Slice of Life Podcast! This week I delve into seed sowing, give you some ideas of easy seeds to try and no-dig gardening. All this and some cracking gardening tips thrown in too! This is the season to help and encourage you to grow…
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The Final Polytunnel Update
In the last update I gave you on the polytunnel, I showed you the very basic structure I had managed to get together using whatever I could get my hands on. Well hold on to your chair friends because I am delighted to announce: IT’S FINISHED!! Is it perfect? Absolutely not. The pipes lean backwards…
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Sometimes garden birds are just weird!
Do you have birds or animals who visit your garden and act, well, weird? We have been visited by 2 birds in particular who were so weird I had to record what they were doing. The quality isn’t the best, I know, but I don’t have a great video camera as yet (and no I…
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Making Herbal Teas – comparing methods
When making a herbal tea, most people will think either 1. put the stuff in a teapot or 2. just throw them in the cup you’re using – I’ve done both but I have found some other methods which I use too depending on what the tea is for. If you have a cold for…
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Save compost and time with this method for sowing larger seeds
Have you ever sowed a lot of large seeds like squash only to have a few come up? Then you think ‘what a waste of compost’! Well, as I’m running out of space in my ‘seed nursery’ in the living room, I decided I could only use the seeds which I knew would germinate –…
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Season 4 Bonus Episode – movies to go with the ‘Supernatural’ theme!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2iakk-15f9ef5 This is the bonus episode for Season 4 and I thought it would be fun to find some movies to go along with the ‘Supernatural’ season. So join me and see if I’ve picked any of your favourites or if I can bring you something new you’ve never seen before. You’ll also find out…
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Productivity has sprung with Spring!
Oh what a busy week this has been, but in a good way. With Spring comes foraging – ok, I foraged in the allotment and got enough nettles for the first batch of nettle soup this year. It’s packed with all the vitamins and minerals we need after a very long winter. It was paired…
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