The East side of England seems to be stuck in autumn despite it being winter. It should be cold with the threat of snow but it is 14 degrees Celsius in my green house and not much lower outside. The grass is growing and some flowers and plants are starting to send out new growth…
Category: 2015
Winter has finally set in
We have had a very mild autumn and early winter so far. November had been unseasonably warm up until this weekend when the temperature finally dropped. I have my first recorded temp of 0 in the greenhouse and the first show of the year hit the ground last night. Luckily I had picked my last…
Looking back
November has well and truly set in. The golden and red leaves are dropping and the nights have drawn in. As we move into winter, it is time to look back and reflect on this years season, the successes and failures. It is also a time to get on top of some pre-winter tasks before…
Practice run – Making Tomato Soup
One of the aims of this project is to reduce the amount of shop brought food and to produce my own food. One of the main challenges I need to overcome is how to store my fresh produce once the crop has been harvested. Some crops, such as carrots and potatoes store relatively well without…
A Mixed Bag
So far this year things are a bit of a mixed bag. I have had some great successes but had some terrible failures. At least it is early enough to try and fix some of the problems I have been having. The weather has not been amazingly helpful so far this year. The days have…
Lambing season
The great thing about living in Norfolk is being surrounded by old stately homes and their land. Most are now owned by the National Trust but a few remain in private hands or have been turned into hotels. Last weekend saw the working farm at Felbrigg Hall open to the public for its Lambing season…
High winds and a frost.
Last weekend brought high winds and cold air; luckily, other than a few things being blown around the garden, I didn’t suffer any damage and my greenhouse stood up well to its first storm. The bad weather did not stop some garden activity as I was able to shelter under the glass in relative warmth…
Cool breeze off the North Sea
Over recent weeks we have had several weekends of glorious sunshine leading to the familiar sounds of lawn mowers cutting lawns across our estate. Unfortunately, this weekend is not one of them. Living near the east coast of the UK has its benefits; we get a reasonable amount of rain unlike those who live over in…
First signs of life in the greenhouse
I am very excited! I have come home to find the first plants to germinate in my new greenhouse. The temperature has been quite cold so I have not expected much to happen so soon. The little gem is the first to break out of the sowing compost and offer me hope for this growing season….
Spring has started
Spring is here and with it comes a lot of work. Over the past couple of weeks I have been preparing and, now I have my greenhouse up, I have started to sow some seeds. The weather is still unpredictable with frosts every other day but hitting highs of 14 Degrees Celsius outside and up…
My Gardening Journey 