GILLYBEAN

It's finally stopped raining, I had a wee look around the garden this morning and the garlic has popped up. It amazes me how it endures ...

Hazelnut catkins. I haven't planted my hazels close enough to enjoy prolific crops. They're wind pollinated and the pollen off one ...

Spent hop flowers make beautiful light compost. When they're fresh you can use them for beer, hop pillows or just for country style dec...

July in our cold, wet, frosty garden is not yielding much to eat. A lot of the brassicas I planted are getting frosted, which means I shoul...

Helen made a good point about pruning, if the weather is nasty don't do it. Disease can very easily enter through fresh cuts. I try to d...

Lance use to prune apple trees for a job, I found his tools today. I Love pruning! It was a bit silly of me to not take Mum up on her offer...

I'm obsessed with seaweed. I've been helping out a relative by managing a holiday home for him at Kina beach, after cleaning ready f...