This weekend I did something I’d been putting off for absolutely ages. During the summer I grew French Red shallots. Every year I hold back my biggest and replant them in the hopes that I end up with something a little bigger than the year before. You see, no matter how hard I try I always end up with the smallest shallots. But that doesn’t … Continue reading Getting Salty
I have been determined to get things straightened out ready for the spring. However, my biggest weakness is procrastination and the bigger the mess the more likely I will put things off. The most pressing need right now is the dome… it is a huge mess as it has been a dumping ground for months. I need it ship shape and spick and span ready … Continue reading Pickled Avoidance
I have to confess the shortest day took me a bit by surprise. Its not that I didn’t know it was coming, but the speed it approached left me feeling a little like Wylie Coyote standing there with tools unused after the Roadrunner zapped by. It always feels like I have plenty of time to do things, however in reality I always underestimate how long … Continue reading Time waits for no onion
I just wanted to quickly fill you with what I’ve done in the garden so far this year, and to be honest it didn’t feel like much, but when it came to writing it down I created a mountain of words and so decided for everyone’s sake it would be better to break it up a wee bit. If I had my wits about me … Continue reading The state of the Garden Part Two of Three (or possibly four)
I’ve had mixed results with my onions this year. My Hunter River White onions were ginormous! They were my best ever in all the seasons I’ve been growing onions and I could put behind me the dreadful season where the entire crop ended up in two pickle jars. This year I’d be hard pushed to fit one onion into a jar. With this success bolstering … Continue reading Size doesn’t matter – it is all edible to me
When I Googled it I got conflicting information: it was either today or tomorrow and the sun was shining today – well kind of – when it wasn’t raining. So there was nothing for it – it was garlic and onion planting day! This is such a special day anticipated from the day when the weather first started to get cold… from here on its … Continue reading It’s the shortest day… Well I think it is…
