After the big push last week, my gardening activities slowed down considerably, or at least it felt like it. The difference was that we were coming to the end of the major autumn jobs, in fact the end of the major jobs until spring. What’s in front of us now...
Even though I’ve been gardening for about 6 years now, the autumn workload always takes me by surprise. I think I’ve got a nice schedule, just two beds to clear and re-plant each week, but then reality gets in the way. Ten days of rain in the long range forecast,...
We were on holiday last week at a gathering of the clan/family get together, in three forest lodges just near Matlock. I spent most of my time hiking with the kids, when we weren’t eating. Naturally I took my own salads and granola! As a result we didn’t do a...