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Monthly Archives: November 2009

un légume

I stumbled across these French vintage vegetable seed packet labels whilst browsing for a  box to store my seeds in and just had to have them.. Now.. I cant make make up my mind whether to frame them or find an old box and decoupage it using the labels. I’m still trying to find something [...]

growing parsnips my way

After two failed attempts of growing parsnips … Both, failing to germinate. I set off on a mission determined by hook or by crook my third attempt would succeed.. I already knew parsnip seeds need to be fresh and not to use any of the previous years. I thought I was doing everything right and was quite miffed. I couldn’t blame the seed, so I blamed the weather.. Then  I came across [...]

growing brassicas my way

Brassicas are not really fussy about soil conditions as long as the soil is not too acidic – with the exception of cauliflower, seen as the hardest to grow. I add some extra compost around my cauli’s and grow in a little shade as they hate weather that’s too hot. I Apply some lime to the bed a month before planting out and try to [...]

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