How to save your own tomato seeds
I think it's a great idea to save your own tomato seeds. I was keen on saving the seeds from the heirloom varieties I had grown on the...
A quick solution to a leaking shed roof!
All the rain we have been having in the UK has been causing havoc in my shed! In the early summer I knew I would have to fix the shed...
Pickled Beetroot Recipe
INGREDIENTS: Beetroot Malt Vinegar Water METHOD: Cut the stalks from the beetroot, but not too low. You don't want to cut the actual...
How to ripen and store pumpkins after harvest
I recently harvested my pumpkins and I wanted to know how to store them until Halloween. I researched what I needed to do and thought I'd...
Save the Bees
There has been an advert on the TV recently about Saving the Bees. I am looking into ways in which I can do my bit to help. As it happens...
Shallot harvest and heirloom tomatoes
I will grow shallots again next year as I am really pleased with how well they have done. As I've said before I really didn't know much...
Sweetpeas, Runnerbeans and the shed sink!
The smell of Sweetpeas is amazing! The seeds that we sowed in spring had finally grew in to beautiful flowers. The smell of Sweetpeas...
The pumpkin patch and my new blog header
The end of July and the beginning of August the pumpkin patch looked glorious! I had really left the plants to grow without training...
Second harvest and remodelling the veg bed
Our second harvest came at the beginning of July. By this time all the strawberries had been eaten but we still had an abundance of...
The first harvest and an allotment visitor!
At the end of June we had our first harvest that consisted of strawberries, cherries, broadbeans and beetroot. There were loads of...
