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Category: December
Siberian air
The prevailing wind shifted over the last week, and we now have wind bringing cold air from the east, which takes a short trip north to bring down Artic air. This means it is cold, with temperatures reaching -6 degrees Celsius or 42 degrees Fahrenheit on the night I write this blog post. After a…
Looking back and learning from 2020
Gardening has been a growing part of my life quite a few years now. Each year I like to take the time to reflect on the things I’ve learnt and will apply in the next season. Potato Grow Bags – I have grown potatoes for as long as I can remember. In previous years I…
Making Leaf Mould
Each year I have an abundance of leaves. Our property is surrounded by trees which drops their leaves between October and December. Most years these leaves make their way into our garden waste bin and are forgotten about until the same happens the next year. This year I wanted to make use of them rather…
End of 2019
Its the start of the new year and I take a moment to reflect on 2019. It’s been hit and miss during 2019 and now my garden is being destroyed by the building work taking place to extend my home.
Hearty warming food
Today has been one of those days when the sun doesn’t shine. Here in the East of England I doesn’t feel like there has been a sunrise, it just became a lighter shade of grey with persistent rain. It’s days like these which make winter a challenge and reminds me how much I like spring…
Looking after tools
Winter isn’t known as a time for growing but it does offer time to get prepared for next year. If I’ve learnt anything about gardening its the more prepared you are, the easier things will be. So this week I have been spending some time in my shed making sure my tools are ready for…
Checking on the Allotment
The cold has well and truly come to Norfolk and December is due to get even colder. Since clearing up the allotment I have not been down to check on it and the last few things growing down there. The allotment is a very different place during the winter. It is missing a sea of…
My Gardening Journey 