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The redcurrant jelly disaster

August 16, 2010
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Taking my eye off a pan of stewing fruit proved disastrous. The long and the short of it is the loss of a crop… and no jelly for our toast this autumn.

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Our redcurrants are… well, red

July 9, 2010
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Now that the strawberries are finally coming to an end in the plot, the redcurrant bush is really coming into its own.

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The garlic is shooting… quickly

April 13, 2010
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It looks like the worst of the winter weather may be behind us, and the plants are certainly enjoying the warmer days. In some cases, though, that’s not entirely a good thing.

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We’ve planted a redcurrant bush

February 16, 2010
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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.

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