Harvesting

After yesterdays garlic harvest, today I collected kale, peas and some beetroot, plus the last of the broad beans. Thanks to Kevin’s trusty bike trolley, it’s no problem getting the food home from the lottie. Home! And here is today’s …

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Garlic harvest 2011

Today I finally harvested the garlic. And here I am, tired (it’s bloody hot out there*), but happy with the harvest. The picture below shows them drying on racks. Yes, I have cut the stems short, I won’t be plaiting …

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Lush July

The back garden is looking really lush at the moment. Thanks to all the rain in the earlier part of July, it looks a little like mini-jungle in urban Florence Park. It’s hot for a fluff-ball like Merlyn. Notice how …

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Garden visit: Bryan’s Ground

For some time I’ve wanted to visit Bryan’s Ground. I’ve read about it in gardening magazines like Gardens Illustrated and RHS’s The Garden. And I’ve read other gardening bloggers experiences of visiting, such as VP’s back in May, where she …

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