Freddy

March - Stepping Up The Pace!

The weather just keeps getting warmer, so I've been planting more stuff out...Broad Beans, Carrots, Corn Salad, Spring Onions....Best of all, the slugs seem to be under control this year!  We've ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:33:00 GMT

February Plantings

As the weather's been so mild I've been planting early. I've got my garlic, radishes and some spinach in my new raised bed. Steve and I have also had our first veg of the year from the garden as the p...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:21:00 GMT

Solstice, Christmas & a New Year

The midwinter solstice is my favourite day of the year, mainly because I know that the days will start getting longer, even if they don't get warmer for a while. Luckily the weather was clear at sunse...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:07:00 GMT

RETURN OF THE SLUGS!!!!

The weather has definately changed, autumn is here, it's wet and the slugs are back again! This time, however I'm prepared for the little b@$t..*rd$!!  I've discovered ORGANIC slug pellets!!!&nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:02:00 GMT

Moving Inside...

Now that the growing season is winding down, we have been turning our attention to the house. There was a leak in the conservatory roof which we seem to have sorted, luckily the kitchen has a fla...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:51:00 GMT

Harvest time!

It's that time of year again! Steve and I have been scouring the hedgerows, and already have some sloe gin on the go. It's going to be a struggle to leave it for next year, I think we'll have to sampl...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:56:00 GMT

Cornwood show

Steve and I went to Cornwood show on saturday, and saw our old friend Sparky strutting his stuff. We didn't really understand the ins and outs of horsey showing/dressage, but enjoyed seeing him in act...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:01:00 GMT

Sparky, Spike & Diddly Squat

We were invited down to a local farm recently to avail ourselves of some horse manure. When we got there we found it was more of a manure mountain than a dung heap. Eight large bags later we'd hardly ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:27:00 GMT

Farmer Tom

Must put out a big shout for Farmer Tom at Fordbrook nurseries, (just down the hill from Otter). Thanks very much for my Chilli Pepper! We have a family of wrens in our garden, it's lovely to hear the...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:22:00 GMT

Strawberries bran and seeds

Now that the sun has been shining for a few days, the wild strawberries in our garden have ripened, and we have been trying to eat them before the birds get them.    The bran seems to be wor...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:18:00 GMT