Dianebulley's Blog archive

I am pleased to report my Basil and Parsnip seed

are germinating in the kitchen. I strongly object to paying £1.80 a lb for Parsnips...

I watched James Martin's programme on

vegetables today hoping to get some new ideas. Putting Maple Syrup on Fried Tomatoes...

Monty's latest T/V effort

nearly sent me potty ! That awful ground ! That silly woman talking about growing...

If you are fed up with the non-gardening weather ---

try a game I have enjoyed all winter. Ignore the presenters and valuers, you are...

Extract from 'The Country Diaries' edited by Alan Taylor.

5 April. 1790. Here I met with one of the most extraordinary phenomena that I ever...

Today I have continued planting up two year old

Herb plants in 13 inch square plastic tubs using old compost with Gerbil litter,...

Members planning foreign holidays beware !

Bureau de change should often be renamed Bureau de non change. When returning to...

A very happy and successful New Year everyone

keep remembering to improve your garden soil with the contents of the compost bin,...

The dark days are with us now.

Its a very good time to do some research, write up your notes, and save them in a...

The Winter Pansies in pots on my lounge window sill

were not successful. I apologise to any who bought them. Only 3 actually flowered...

Gardener's Rarebit.

Recipe - 8 ozs thickly diced potatoes with water cooked for 8 mins. in the microwave....

Cold weather on the way. I have topped up my

compost bins with bags of Gerbil litter (chewed wood shavings and chewed cardboard)...