FIRST POTATOES
First potatoes of the year- grown in a 12 litre pot. Two Lady Crystal seed potatoes planted in a 12 litre pot on February 24th and...
HERE COMES SUMMER
A one hit wonder for Jerry Keller in 1959, a particularly saccharine version when clean cut white American singers were invented to...
It Might As Well Rain Until September
My recurring earworm recently has been ‘It Might As Well Rain Until September’. I remember it from when it was released in 1962 and I...
SOW DRY, PLANT WET
The old adage of sow dry, plant wet is generally a good rule to follow. But what those old wives didn’t tell us in their tales is what...
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
I been away for a few weeks and when I returned I was catching up on taking cuttings, sowing seeds in the propagator, and pricking out...
SEED POTATOES, ONIONS, SHALLOTS
Seed potatoes, onion sets, and shallots are now available in the shop. If you didn't order potatoes last year there are still some...
THE WINTER'S TALE
I’ve never quiet understood why Shakespeare called his play The Winter’s Tale as it’s not particularly set during the winter period. ...