The final flush of growth

Companionship is an important part of life.  And this is just so in the kitchen garden where the carrots have been making friends with Marigolds.  These are orange beacons amongst the predominant greens and as well as bringing colour to the garden they’ve kept...

Root vegetables and a growers contemplation.

There is nothing better than being able to chat with a like minded friend.  Someone who won’t roll their eyes when you start moaning about your tomatoes and will get equally excited when you tell them the number of eggs the chickens are laying. Comparing notes...

How munching your harvest can give hope

As I stepped into the kitchen garden this weekend it was like being transported to a different world.  A place of minor miracles everywhere you look.  I still can’t get my head around the fact that I can grow food.  Food we eat and enjoy.  Food that started...

A whole new outlook

I rest my case with Little Basset. He has been eyeing up the new garden bed every since the landscapers arrived.  For a dog that loves soft sand and soil it’s like his birthday and Christmas has arrived all on one day.  The fact that the bed is raised and he...

Culinary growth and learning

I didn’t know it the time but the line of sight to the kitchen garden from the bedroom window is perfect.  It’s the first thing that I see when I first open the curtains in the morning and the last thing I see when I close them at night.  Every day I...