Tag Archives: Grow you own

Six on Saturday – Good news, bad news

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

16/11/2019 It’s been wet and whilst we’ve not had it nearly so bad as Wales and the Midlands, outside jobs this week have been severely curtailed. I’ve been distracted in any case by a new car with, what seems like, … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Back to Black

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

OK, so this might be an admission of burning the damson jam this morning. (Yes, it caught on the bottom of the pan. Don’t worry, it is nothing a good soak won’t fix!) But no, it is rather a reference … Continue reading →

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Delicacies from Delicious Dogwood

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

A couple of years ago I discovered that you could actually eat the fruits of the dogwood tree Cornus mas, aka. the Cornelian Cherry. So much fruit set that year that in August the bushes became shiny red beacons in … Continue reading →

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Choosing Chillies – A Russian Roulette

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

I’ve been sowing chilli seeds this week and inevitably dreaming of long, sunny days and fresh food, picked straight from the garden. I have to admit that although I grow chillies every year, I am a bit of a wimp … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Arabesques and Curlicues

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Who can grow such wonderful examples of Romanesco broccoli? Not me for sure, but I wish I could!

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Seed Swaps …. and the triumph of the find!

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

One of the joys of this time of year is planning your seed haul and it doesn’t necessarily have to cost you a thing, because this is the season (Jan-Mar) of Seed Swaps. For instance, this coming Sunday is my … Continue reading →

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Eating our way through a thicket of Jerusalem artichokes

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Along the boundary fence with our neighbours we have a thick line of jerusalem artichokes, interspersed between coppiced hazel bushes. The artichokes grow up to about 8 foot in our garden and occasionally they flower, with sunflower-like yellow heads, if … Continue reading →

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