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Author Archives: midlifegardener
A Potatolypse Now
“I love the smell of digging in the morning…….The smell, you know that wet earth smell, the garden. Smells like………Arran Victory”. “Someday this garden’s gonna end…” (apologies to Francis Ford Coppolla et al.)
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Tagged apocalypse now, Arran Victory, colonel kilgore, francis ford coppolla, potato, potatoes
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One Month On
It’s been a month since I put finger to keyboard (or for some I know it would be thumbs to keyboard). It is an interesting comparison to see how stuff has panned out in the past 30 days. A month … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabbages, chillis, cosmos, courgettes, curly kale, cut flowers, Elephant garlic, foxgloves, garlic, kale, new potatoes, shallots, sweet peas, tomatoes
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Unvote-able in pursuit of the unquote-able
I noticed in the Conservative Party Manifesto that they are offering a free vote on reinstating Fox Hunting if the nation decides to re-elect President May. Around these parts the hunt still meets – but currently just ride to with … Continue reading
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“This One Goes Out to the Ones I Love”
There is a storm blowing outside: the manifestation of the metaphorical turmoil that is in the air around us at the moment. It is a time to hold our loved ones close – if not literally then at least in … Continue reading
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The Campaign Continues
April and early May was so dry, and yet it was not warm. Without temperatures getting particularly high (we rarely had the opportunity to be able to sun ourselves amongst the mole hills) the ground had dried and cracked. At … Continue reading
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May Now
May is deceptive. You think there is sunshine and warmth there, but look closer and all you see is grey and coldness. That’s the PM for you. It’s no different in the garden, where temperatures remain cool and seedlings need … Continue reading
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Tagged brussels sprouts, Diane Abbott, kale, May, psb, purple sprouting, sweet pea, sweet peas, Teresa May
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Being There
Gardening while elections are being fought put me in mind of Peter Sellars’ last film – Being There. The tale of a simple gardener whose naive statements about horticulture are mistaken as pithy economic advice as he potters his way … Continue reading
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