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Sue
Apr 27, 20222 min read
Hurray to the end of the hungry gap
The hungry gap happens in spring. It is the period between the end of your winter vegetable harvest and the moment you can start eating...
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Sue
Apr 21, 20222 min read
You should never count your chickens.
It is a very sad morning here in the garden - Mrs Pookie, our bantam hen who has been sitting on10 eggs has disappeared and so have all...
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Sue
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Easter Eggs
One of our bantam hens has gone broody - she went missing on Easter Saturday and, after a considerable time hunting for her, Richard...
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Sue
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Things to do in April
April is out to fool us - watch the weather. It is capricious at this time of year. It has been an odd start to the year - most things...
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Sue
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Fritillarias - an ambition achieved
I love fritillarias, but have had difficulties growing them in France. This has been disappointing because although they look delicate...
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Sue
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Things to do in March
March is busy and there can be a lot to do in your garden, depending on what you grow., so here is a selection of the most important jobs...
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Sue
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Itchy fingers
Every year, in February, I feel compelled to start sowing seeds – vegetables and flowers – and I have to rein myself in from starting too...
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Sue
Feb 4, 20224 min read
Things to do in February
At some point in February the weather starts to warm up and plants start to move - sometimes at a terrific pace. Crocus bulbs can develop...
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Sue
Jan 9, 20223 min read
Things to do in January
January is the month for being kind to yourself - it is usually cold and dark and I am usually overweight and feeling broke, and I get...
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Sue
Dec 24, 20212 min read
Mistletoe - this has to be plant of the month
Mysterious mistletoe is prolific in South West France, where I live, and is strongly associated with Christmas. But why? The history of...
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Sue
Dec 3, 20214 min read
Things to do in December
A couple of days ago we experienced the first serious frost of the winter. It is always a turning point in the year. The proof is that...
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Sue
Nov 17, 20213 min read
A good read......
It is getting a lot colder and I look for excuses to hide in the house rather than hit the garden, especially on rainy days. Here is a...
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Sue
Nov 9, 20212 min read
Wear your bleuet with pride
Plant of the month for November 2021 is the bleuet - or cornflower. It is not in bloom now, but is the flower the French associate with...
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Sue
Nov 6, 20212 min read
A favourite recipe for a sunny autumn day
Using up some of the last of the autumn produce for lunch today - we are having melanzane parmigiana with some of the last of our haricot...
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Sue
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Things to do in November
Not quite winter, but on damp dull days it feels like it - it is easy to imagine that now is the moment to down tools until March - but...
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Sue
Sep 29, 20212 min read
October's To Do list
Lots to do this month before colder weather sets in. The soil is still warm but the dry summer months are behind us; it is a time of both...
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Sue
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Chilli weather
It has not been a brilliant year for chillis, but we have had some success and have managed to grow three varieties which are now ready...
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Sue
Sep 21, 20213 min read
Like a child in a sweet shop....
When I start to choose spring flowering bulbs I behave like a child in a sweet shop. I end up with a basket full of more than I can...
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Sue
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Border Patrol
Perfect opportunity this week to reshape a border I have been meaning to attend to for the last year. I want to square up the grass area...
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