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No rain today so it was time to get out the lawnmower.  How satisfying it is to see a stripey lawn.

 

What a barmy weather we are having! This year I got all excited at the news of having access to a piece land to grow vegetables, so started growing courgettes from seeds and lots more green peppers. But this cold and rainy spring is getting in the way of growth and planting... Last year this time I had planted my green peppers in big troughs and they were in full swing, this year they are only...

The Secret Garden has not seen much activity lately, Tracey has been up and put a few things in but in the main we have been waiting for the risk of frost to go. Well today was warm and sunny and while all frost risk has not gone we decided it needed planting and a good tidy. Boy did it need it the grass was huge and weeds everywhere. Out came the strimmer and I started whacking the grass...

Plant science isn't just GMO - all over the country next week events are taking place to illuminate all the different forms that plant science takes; forestry, agriculture, renewable resources, education, art etc. Events in the UK are listed here http://www.plantday12.eu/uk.htm If you are in Kent come and join me on a tour round one of Kent's best orchid sites looking at orchids and other...

i have moved my blog to lincsbee.blogspot.com

I need some help with my polytunnel, my old one (only brought last year) collapsed in the last lot of snow, I brought a new one and now that has collapsed. What I want is a cheap/free greenhouse (someones old one will do) around 6x6 or 6x8 but beggers cannot be choosers.

Just putting in a new waterwheel, building it on an axle from a 250 year old waterwheel casting, luckily overlooked by the scrap men for decades.

The first batch of this years queens has arrived, and have been introduced into their nucleus hives. the queens from this supplier have always been calm and productive.  Yellow is the colour for this year

Looking for somewhere to grow vegetables in Bournemouth/Poole area, unable to get an allotment for at least ten years!

Happily we (3 of us sharing) have secured a small plot 94ft x 13ft, with a shed full of character. The plot was in good condition with only short weeds, which we hoe'd off, then turned the soils a full spade depth. The soil looks to be in good condition thanks to the previous occupier. We have the 1st earlies planted and then attempted to sow seeds direct into the ground and are waiting to see...