Dianebulley's Blog archive

Mr Fothergill's Beetroot 'Remove' cylindrical variety

have been growing happily in my shaded greenhouse all through the July heatwave....

A long cold spring, a summer of Sahara desert hot winds

what have we learned ? I am now convinced plants need more nourishment and moisture...

Rain on the way at long last.

Am just going out to cut the tops off my Potatoes, leaving the stalks about 4"...

My small Hywel border is now complete.

I have removed all my hardy plants from their plastic pots and replanted in this...

I have now learned from this July experience

to make a plan of my garden space, marking in the area that is 'shade space' or...

My 4 year old split bamboo fencing

is beginning to look very mucky, although it is not rotting. I bought a tin of Cuprinol...

I just logged on to see how Paul is getting on

as its raining. Wonder if his garden is lower than his garden hose /sprinkler neighbour,...

Next door's cat was using my organic vegetable raised beds

as a toilet, which annoyed me. I had to put the hoops over each one, and cover them...

Plenty of Tomatoes in greenhouses just now.

Here is a quick and easy Pizza recipe which is low fat. (for 2 people) Handy to...

Autumn leaves are nature's gold.

Two autumns ago I swept up 8 bags of Beech leaves in a local village. Beech is best,...

May God bless the man who invented large plant saucers.

I just go round at 9 p.m. in this heatwave, fill them all up. Then spray all the...

I have known about Night Scented Stock all my life.

They were seeds I was given to sow as a child. This year I sprinkled some in a pot...