Planting, Sowing, Harvesting & Other Things To Do in the Vegetable Patch. Sowing in March Beetroot Chillies Climbing Beans Potatoes Radish Tomatoes (cherry & plum) Planting in March Aubergine Climbing Beans Peppers Tomatoes (large salad) Harvesting in March Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Calçots Celery (individual stalks) Leeks Lettuce Radish Spinach Spring Onion Sprouting Broccoli Things to [...]

Native to South America capsicums are perennial plants.  You may be lucky enough in a particularly sheltered position, with a little summer shade and protection from the winter winds to get your chilli and pepper plants to survive for years.  Indeed even here on what often seems like ‘Windy Mountain’ we’ve managed to get one [...]

So can you guess where we went yesterday? Not sure if we got enough! All we had to do was help move a rowing boat (long story) and we were able to pick all these!  I love free food! [ad#co-1]

Lemon’s aren’t really ‘seasonal’ as lemon trees go on producing fruit whenever they feel like it.  But, at this time of year when owners of citrus groves are giving away oranges, there are often free lemons to be had too.  I was a bit dubious about this recipe at first.  But two years of a [...]

I’m passing on a message to you from Unwins.  They’re giving away seeds worth £3.99 with every new seed order till the end of March. The pack includes seeds of three varieties of herbs: Parsley Coriander Rocket There’s no need for an offer code as the Herb Seeds will automatically appear in the basket when [...]

I’m going a bit off-topic now I’m afraid.  Well only a bit – this is a ‘Mountain Life’ post.  It’s not my fault, I can’t concentrate as all the dogs are inside playing.  Never a good arrangement.  But they can’t stay out as they found another mountain goat this morning.  Just up our track the [...]

[ad#big-square] Safe Garden Insecticides Following on from instructions on making manure tea and seaweed broth I thought I’d bring you a few more interesting liquids to make at home and use in your garden. They all work out much cheaper than buying commercial pesticides and generally will be much safer too.  On the whole I [...]

This really is the last month to put in all those fruit trees and vines.  Autumn and spring are the ideal times for planting bare-rooted trees and vines. And then it is time for some Plant Nanny Wine Bottle watering stakes for some slow and eco irrigation. Early in our journey into gardening in Spain [...]

[ad#co-1] So what do you think?  It’s been driving me nuts that the header image on this theme wasn’t my own.  I still kind of liked it.  The trees were reminiscent of the spot around the spring we get our drinking water from.  But still, they weren’t ours. So after a few hours of faffing, [...]

[ad#banner] Dealing with failure is not something I enjoy.  But, adapting to change is a much more positive approach and often works!  While I moped about because of the onions sprouting in store last autumn, BigD got practical and just replanted them. So an update for you – yes it works!  If you ever have [...]