Posts tagged as:

fruit

We’ve planted a redcurrant bush

February 16, 2010
Thumbnail image for We’ve planted a redcurrant bush

After planting a redcurrant bush we have counted up the different fruits we are growing and found that we are at ten. Not bad going for a very small plot. It should make for some tasty jams over the next few years.

Read the full article →

Planting a lingonberry plant

February 15, 2010
Thumbnail image for Planting a lingonberry plant

We are growing our own lingonberry plant so that we can use the cranberry-like fruits in pies and cakes. Unfortunately our plant is very small, so it may take a while to mature.

Read the full article →

We’ve planted some rhubarb

February 2, 2010
Thumbnail image for We’ve planted some rhubarb

We have been out in the plot planting rhubarb crowns. These are fairly inexpensive, and although we’ll have to wait until next year before we can take our first harvest it will be much cheaper than buying cut rhubarb in the shops.

Read the full article →

We’ve ordered our seeds for 2010

January 30, 2010
Thumbnail image for We’ve ordered our seeds for 2010

Spring is approaching, so we’ve been sitting down with the seed catalogues again and finally ordered this year’s seeds. We’re growing tomatoes, potatoes, beans and more, with a few fruity experiments thrown in for variety.

Read the full article →

Time to start planting for 2010

January 25, 2010
Thumbnail image for Time to start planting for 2010

It’s time to start planting the seeds for this year’s vegetable crops, and the Royal Horticultural Society is lending a hand with a functional, useful guide to what you should plant, and when.

Read the full article →

Caring for the raspberries

December 31, 2009
Thumbnail image for Caring for the raspberries

Our raspberry plants have been in need of attention for a few weeks, so we headed out with the secateurs to prune them, and with three brand new canes to replace some of the weaker plants that hadn’t taken last summer.

Read the full article →

The last tomatoes and raspberries

October 26, 2009
Thumbnail image for The last tomatoes and raspberries

Autumn is certainly here, going on the colour of the trees, so it’s time to start picking the last of our crops before it gets properly cold. Not that there’s an awful lot left.
We do still have some tomatoes (below), but only really enough for a couple of topped bruchetta as a starter tonight and, [...]

Read the full article →

The cheat’s way to grow your own

October 13, 2009
Thumbnail image for The cheat’s way to grow your own

2009 was a patchy year on the plot. The beans and onions went wild, but the tomatoes were slow to ripen and the carrots were a wash-out. We’ve been through a few years now of growing our own, though, so we expect some annual variation, but for anyone just starting out, it could be enough [...]

Read the full article →

How to preserve greengages

July 30, 2009

GreengagesWe found ourselves a greengage tree, its boughs heavy with ripe fruits. It was too good to let it all go to waste, so we picked a bucket-ful and brought it home to preserve.

Read the full article →

Raspberries

July 8, 2009

Raspberries and ice creamYum yum. The first raspberries are ready for eating. Perfect timing, really, as the strawberries have now all been picked and eaten.

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries