April and May were sunny and dry, and I got going with the veg a bit earlier this year thanks to a new pair of…
What the musician and the poet did next
Category: Food
We thought the tomatoes and courgettes did well this summer, but when we compared our tomato crop to our neighbours it looked very small! I…
The garden is producing some fantastic fruit and veg this year. We’re growing three varieties of tomato: Gold Nugget (yellow cherry), Sweet Aperitif (red cherry)…
We love occasional trips over to Hastings, especially Old Town. Our friends Antony & Paul introduced us to the quirky shops there, and we’ve found…
We’ve only just come out of a long period of drought which seemed to last the whole of June and July. As a result, many…
Much as I love autumn it’s a bit sad to see things dying down. The hibiscus has all but shed its leaves, the lawn is…
Well we learned a lot this year – not to plant vegetables too close together (in other words, adhere to the instructions on the seed…
We decided to have a garden party, although the last weekend of July turned out a little cooler than we’d have liked. At least it…
I am such a townie, and have never grown fruit or vegetables, unless you count the potato plants I inherited in the back garden of…
We were getting to the end of the chutney so time to make some more. I made some apple and mango chutney a while back…