Sometimes nature forces your hand and encourages you to get things done. The garlic I grow is a variety called Early Pearl. A generous friend sent me some to try many years ago and I had the best success with them. So, I saved them for the following year and have done so ever since. The great thing about this garlic is it gets going … Continue reading Slowly reclaiming control.
While I have been taking a few things here and there, like the globe artichokes. I have been quite simple with these – just pick, wash and steam until tender. Then we normally dip the scales into melted butter and lemon juice but there was this time when we didn’t have enough butter or even any lemons, so I tried a range of other sauces … Continue reading First Proper Harvest of the Season
After being away for 10 days I was champing at the bit to get out into the garden and check out how it fared in my absence. To be honest I wasn’t really worried as there isn’t much going on compared to leaving a full-blown summer garden. In winter things are unhurried and harvesting isn’t required on a daily basis and things grow slowly. A … Continue reading Did the Garden Miss Me?
We are still in mid winter for a couple more days and then there is only August standing between us and spring. This winter is just zipping by! My to do list in the early winter seemed manageable, but now I’m not so sure. I’m beginning to run out of winter! Who would have thought that I would be considering wishing winter would slow down … Continue reading Washy Washy
I had to buy garlic again this week and I looked at those fat juicy bulbs and felt pangs of despair. It seems so unfair that I don’t have overflowing baskets and bulging braids of similar sized garlic stored in my shed beside my onions – just waiting to be used. But alas no. The rust took care of that – two years in a … Continue reading Garlic on my mind
The busyness has haunted me for weeks, shadowing my every move. It has caused me to leave a trail of debris behind me because I have been so focussed that tidying up isn’t thought of as part of the task, but a necessary evil that can be done at a later date. Although we all know, this never happens. So now I find myself in … Continue reading The Big Spring Clean
