Crop Plan

Spring Panic

March 9, 2009
Spring Panic

Absolutely stunning spring morning, shamefully wasted away in bed, and then followed by an afternoon trip to the plot, accompanied by a flurry of soggy hail – my favourite. I’ve slipped into my usual March panic. The year is galloping along and I feel as though I must be behind. Surely I should have seeds [...]

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Identification Challenge

October 13, 2008
Identification Challenge

My parents visited again this weekend and while I was spoiling myself with another half marathon attempt, they were perusing the seed aisles at Wisley. Here’s my share of their finds: It’s a pack of 10 assorted yet edible Italian squashes. The seeds were packed together so there was hours of fun trying to identify [...]

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Month in Pictures – June

July 4, 2008
Month in Pictures - June

So June has been and gone and I can’t believe I managed to miss the summer solstice. I was pleased to discover while putting together this months – Month in Pictures, that I was at least on the plot on the 21st – sowing more carrots. If the summer solstice is also known as midsummers [...]

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Fireside Gardening

March 27, 2008
Fireside Gardening

With the recent spate of inclement weather the green fingered addict has to look elsewhere for a horticultural fix. Here are a few of the ideas I came up with: While I was forced out of the garden this Easter, thoughts naturally turned to DIY and the flat ended up with a spring clean, a [...]

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Day 3 – Firestarter

September 18, 2007
Day 3 - Firestarter

I’m not a particularly skilled arsonist, a heap of dried weed roots, decades old piles of the Evening Standard and the key ingredient – lighter fuel and a zippo. Still no flippin flames. I would be useless with the survivalists flint and tinder method. I did eventually get a hint of a flame but as [...]

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