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Tag Archives: garlic
When the Living is Easy
like most of my gardening exploits it is down to Google, hunch, and plain dumb luck. Continue reading
Season of Lists
I’ve rewritten this post about three times as I have tried to get the tone right. Autumn has always been to me a time for reflection though in my younger years it was enlivened by my birthday in October which … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged Aubergine, autumn, echinacea, garlic, green peppers, irises, rudbeckia, squashes, sweet william, veronica
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The secret of good timing
When my parents were developing the garden and working it up to produce vegetables on an industrial scale they used to start to plan their holidays around the seasons in the garden so that they would not be away when … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged Elephant garlic, garlic, lautrec wight, mangetout, Onions, peas, purple wight, sciatica, sugar snaps, sword in the stone
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Plans for the New Year
Since November I have not posted. There are a number of drafts still on hold, but the idea of posting every day during November rapidly became an end in its own right: like a dog’s incessant barking, publishing a blog … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening Times
Tagged Christmas, Cooking, Elephant, Elephant garlic, Garden, garlic, Home, November
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Fresh Produce
We are at the time of the year when I remember my parents would begin to repeat the mantra about fresh produce in the garden. “The beans are ready for picking”, “plenty of courgettes” or “please help yourself to lettuces … Continue reading
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Tagged Bean, eggs, garlic, Harvest, runner beans, Shallot, Vegetable, Zucchini
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