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and the sun came out…
Today is the first day that it hasn’t rained or sleeted or snowed for …I can’t remember it’s been so long. I have managed to give the Honeysuckle a hair cut and fix the climbing net on to the fence. Hopefully it will give the honeysuckle a better hold and stop it flopping about. We have spent quite a few hours looking at seeds, debating what to grow. A few more weeks a we will start to sow, fingers crossed for a good growing season. Last year seemed to be wet and wetter, not a lot of sun either. Some successes and some failures but that’s the way it goes. The lemon grass which I started from a piece that was bought at the local supermarket is just about hanging on in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Gardening, Veggie Plot
Potato Garlic and Cheese Soup
When you are short on vegetables, then here’s one to try. All you need are potatoes, onions and garlic, it can be dressed up in anything else, I’ve used fresh parsley but any herbs will lift it, if you don’t have herbs then maybe try a blue cheese such as Stilton, all you have to do is use your imagination and experiment. You will need the following 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1oz/25g of butter 1/2lb/225g finely chopped onions 1 large very finely chopped clove garlic 1 lb/450g peeled and chopped potatoes 2pts/l.2ltrs Stock White pepper 2oz/50grams cheese, either cream, or grated cheddar Parsley small bunch finely chopped Dried chili flakes (optional extra) Sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil or butter over a very gentle heat until the onions become transparent. Add the potatoes and stir constantly for five … Read entire article »
The Vegetable Plot
Today, it’s time to start planning the vegetable plot. Our aim always is to make the plot work year round, giving us something fresh throughout the seasons. Now in the midst of winter we have American land cress still going strong also Jerusalem artichokes which can be dug up when needed. The Swiss chard is hanging in there too. We had a few varieties of squash in the plot last year, which are greatly satisfying to grow and also keep well, as you can see I am still using them in the soup. We grew carrots in large planters as an experiment, in the past just sown the seeds straight into the earth but we had problems with the carrots forking and carrot fly. Sieving the soil to remove the stones and the height of the planters stopped … Read entire article »
Filed under: Veggie Plot


