Crazy Herbs
The herb garden on the plot is going crazy! Sage is enormous, thyme flowing everywhere, chives have seeded all over the place and the applemint that we thought had been dug up is also popping up where it shouldn’t! This is great, but we need to find a way to use or preserve them asap… The most popular, and possibly easiest, way to preserve herbs seems to be to dry them, so that’ll do for us to start with! First one we’re trying out is sage… we’ll let you know how it all goes We’ve also had some tips on oven-drying and freezing which we will certainly try out in the coming weeks. Please let us know how you like to preserve your herbs… we have never done this before so need all the help we...
Read MoreDodging the Rain
The weather wasn’t so kind today, but we managed to dodge the rain to get two rows of potatoes in (King Edwards) and a lot more weeding done. We also harvested three sticks of rhubarb and a test onion! Oh, and some sage… it is going mad so need to find a good way to dry it or freeze it – any tips? Hopping around us for much of the morning was the friendly robin, loving the fact that we were unearthing a lot of worms for him… greedy little thing!
Read MoreWe’re getting there…
It does seem like all we do on our visits to the plot is dig… but we’re making really good progress and we can see proper soil!! Today we almost cleared the area where Marjory used to live, levelling out and digging out the blasted dandelions… New canes for the raspberries has tidied up that section very well and they’re looking very healthy, so here’s hoping for a good crop The herbs are coming back strong, they always look a bit pathetic after the winter months, but the sage, thyme and chives are looking fabulous. The lavender isn’t looking quite so good and we have lost one of them – we shall replace it as we found it great for attracting bees. ...
Read MoreUnearthing old seeds
Ok, not quite unearthing, but deep in the back of the cupboard we found some old seeds… no idea whether they’re any good, but thought it was worth a bash! Planted in an old drawer (recycling as well!) we have sowed Sweet Marjoram, Parsley, Sage, Thyme and Basil (Sweet Genovese and Red Bordeaux). With a bit of luck they’ll be springing into life and we can transplant them into the main plot Also today we purchased some asparagus crowns and Maris Piper seed potatoes from Wilko – not sure where to put them yet though!
Read MoreA pound of potatoes
Dug up a pound of potatoes this evening… not to mention two slugs and a load of funny-looking brown bugs that were in a couple of them! Very tasty indeed – boiled them and mixed them up with some olive oil, black pepper and allotment thyme and sage It was only a short row, but we’re pleased given the disastrous chitting and stupid planting! Oh, and the weeds that started to grown into some!!
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