Garlic harvest and update 2013
Growing and looking after my garlic was a little harder this year, as we decided to make some life changes and move from Oxford to Sheffield during it’s growing period. I did manage to make it back to Oxford in …
Year: 2013
Nursery: All Plants North
On my recent holiday in the Yorkshire Dales I came across a lovely little plant nursery, All Plants North, based within the National Park, near Skipton/Grassington. It is a small nursery with a lovely selection of plants on offer. Rather …
Yorkshire Dales holiday
Our main holiday this year was a week in the Yorkshire Dales at the beginning of September. Given we live in South Yorkshire, it might seem an odd choice, to holiday in your own county. But we have only lived …
In praise of… Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’
After posting a photo of Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ for #WordlessWednesday this week, I got to thinking about what a great plant this perennial is, and decided to extol it’s virtues. I’ve been growing this Helenium for a number of years. …
Problem: growing vegetables on acid soil. Solution: raised beds
Along with recently setting up my first perennial beds, I have now also got my first vegetable raised bed growing. first vegetable bed I did a soil test early on, and found out two key things. One: the soil is …
Exploring the Peak District: Hallam & Burbage Moors
The Peak District is very close to Sheffield, in fact so close parts of Sheffield are in the Peak District. We haven’t had much of a chance to visit since moving to Sheffield at the end of March, so with …