Monthly Archives: January 2017
January’s Itchy Flower Growing Fingers
So the skies are blue, but the ground is frozen. The light is increasing day by day, but there is still probably not enough to be planting seeds other than sweetpeas (as everything I read warns me). A quiet month … Continue reading
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Tagged antirrhinums, crocus, iris reticulata, pelargoniums, Rose of Attar, Sarah Raven, scilla, Sweet Mimosa, Sweetpeas, tulips
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Allotment Diary -New Year’s Resolutions
As well as tracking the progress of the flower patch (and I am determined there will be some), this year I want to record what progress I am making at the allotment – my other plot. This is just a … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, Cardboard mulch, poppies, raised beds, weeds
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Hopeful Bulbs
Perhaps the most unpredictable growing I do is the nurturing of bulbs for Christmas and early Spring sales. Last year we had one successful and cheery market at Wolvercote just before Christmas where we sold Paperwhites in vases as well … Continue reading
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