At last the weather has let up and the snow is long gone so I’ve been able to get out in to the garden to plant my first seeds. I’ve been a little more cautious this year waiting until the worst of the winter is behind us. I could be proved wrong but with a [...]
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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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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 fruit [...]
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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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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 the best [...]
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This is what my garden is looking like at the moment on the 1st of Feb 2009. More photos in the My Garden Page!

