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Growing

These are all the posts in the “growing” category.

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Everyone already follows Plot 52, right? Fantastically sweet and funny allotment/growing illustrations – definitely one of my favourite blogs. I thought of Plot 52 while watching three bees going about their buzzy business on my raspberry bushes the other day — clearly they weren’t just any old bees, they were … Raspbees :) (Greg’s pictures [...]

Continue reading about My latest bad joke– um, I mean homage to Plot 52


Since deciding to have a ‘less is more’ approach this year (and being further encouraged on that path by seeds rotting in the soil and later by slugs), I’ve not felt overwhelmed by the garden this year and it’s given me the mental space to make bigger picture/longer term plans too. Both good things. I [...]

Continue reading about Garden epiphanies


I disappeared again, didn’t I? Thanks so much to the people taking the time to check on me in comments/via Twitter/in real life etc – I am fine, just been busy and then being lazy ;) I have been keeping up with other people’s blogs (reading if not always commenting), just not getting around to [...]

Continue reading about The end of May already? Gosh!


After a bit of a blogging holiday, I intended to write a puntastic post about how both this blog and the garden were “springing back to life”. My laziness at the end of last year – leaving lots of salad go to seed then not clearing away the pots – has meant that we’ve got [...]

Continue reading about Mischevious chickens


We’re trying to return to normality after a fortnight of poorliness – and I’m feeling very aware that time is marching on in the garden. Things I need to do ASAP: Plant the six soft fruit bushes I bought from Aldi just before I got ill. Last year’s Aldi bushes are doing well so I [...]

Continue reading about My late winter to-dos in the garden


One – COLD! How can I start with anything other than a comment about the cold weather? I do like cold days – well, cold dry days like now, not cold wet ones – so I’m not complaining. The sun is shining – albeit weakly – and the sky is blue. I like wrapping up [...]

Continue reading about Five things for Friday