Well fungusy things are bubbling up to they are appearing but we didn't reach for the frying pan and butter yet!! I have kept the log in the shed...
Ginger in a pot is lovely and when the root gets big enough you can use it. Get a reasonable sized piece of ginger root and leave it in a light...
I love heirloom food seeds,trees etc. I am a firm believer in planting as much native species to the area/counrty produce as possible, be it...
We have broadbeans, beetroot, peas (just sprouting) and two varieties of potato, leeks, shalots, spring onion (scallion), onions, garlic that went...
I just got a book in a second hand book shop which is a WWII edition about gardening and it has a section on growing in flats/appartments for...
That's a great photo!!
Quite a lot of excitement from Ree in the shed! So this is what baby mushrooms look like!!! This is the first year he is paying attention to...
Herbs need to be cut back and harvested in the autumn anyway. They also tend to grow like mad and if they are in a place that they like you will...
Hi Ripple Is the cabbage early or late? I have pretty much seeded up the garden for this year. Ree and I just planted peas at the weekend,...
Horay!! Ree and I were having a good look at the weekend and he found a bit that looked like someone had put a peice of old chewing gum on the...
I believe that quite a lot of this has gone on in London! It is such a great idea. Destructive energy put into constructive energy! If I lived...
I have a whole practical herbaceous border which does what it says on the tin - it's all herbs and medicinals - apart from the digitalis. That's...
Not anything exoctic - or hallucinagentic!! They are just some regular closed cap spores that we bought in the local garden store. I had a...
So we also learn patience and how to live with the seasons, how to be resourceful by protecting plants from the weather and even learning to read...
It also teaches kids where food comes from and encourages them to develop a taste for fresh food rather than processed food. It can also help...
Hi P_O_D! The log is leaning against the wall of the shed, the bottom of it is resting in the other 'mushroom bed' I already started late last...
I have my mushroom log in the shed - I thought it was the best place for it - no mushrooms yet..... By the way - do mushroom spores go into...
So what happened people? Did anyone ge tot swap seeds? Ripple what happened to you?
My grandmother and my great aunt were my teacher, my parents too. I grew up in the country and most people grew their own fruit and veg. I...
Hi guys! I am not going to complain about the snow we are due this weekend - just when the broad beans were starting to look like plants.... I...
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