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Lemon Posset / Lemon Cream Pudding
Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
My friend Rob gave me a fantastic recipe over the weekend which I made for my good lady for Valentines Day. I was blown away by the simplicity and taste; so I thought I’d share it with you all. He describes this as a lemon posset or a lemon cream which is ideal to cleanse [...]
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Establishing a Fruit Garden
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
As you can see from the photos in the My Garden page you will see I don’t have the biggest garden. I wanted to establish a fruit garden but was unsure what I could do with the limited space. What I decided to do was convert the back border of the garden into a mini [...]
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Getting an Early Crop
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
So you’ve got some space put aside for your garden and if like me you look out the window to see a currently lifeless space. It may seem like you are million miles away from getting your first crop and the wait is killing you. I would suggest going for an early crop of veg [...]
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Forcing Rhubarb
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
This weekend I decided it was the time to start forcing my rhubarb. The gardening books say you can start in January but as I live in the North decided to wait until the first week in February. Step 1 – I covered the rhubarb crown with well rotted manure to help give it [...]
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Current State of Play
Posted on 01. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
This is what my garden is looking like at the moment on the 1st of Feb 2009. More photos in the My Garden Page!
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What Varieties Should I Buy?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2009 by Justin.
Choosing varieties of fruit and vegetables can be difficult but follow a few simple rules and you can’t go too wrong. Just because you can buy the seed in the garden centre it doesn’t mean it will be suitable for your garden. Each fruit and vegetable can be graded into a difficulty level so it’s [...]
