Category: Garden
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Seed saving
I am bad at this but I am trying. Current plan is to get lots of seeds into envelopes for spring … Sounds easy but it’s finding the time and also the motivation. Ha!
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Blackcurrant cordial
An easy one this: Pick the currants and wash Cover with water and heat When boiling add an apt amount of sugar and mix in. Bottle in sterilised or fridge bound containers
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Dragonfly
Just as I started researching whether you can buy dragonflies in, as you can do with bees (seems weird but), I saw an indigenous one over at the barn. YES! As well as being beyond beautiful, they eat clegs. A match made in heaven.
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27
27C today!
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Seed tatties
I be harvesting my tatties!! Dunno what sort since in the end I got annoyed with my dithering and planted loads of types all at once. Having harvested a portion, I can confirm they are tasty! Some red, some white, all roasters. Apart perhaps from the pirate ones…. Speaking of pirates, I have decided to…
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Wednesday
Still noticing more branches stuck in trees 🙁 My fave aspen is looking thrawn 🙁 Went round trimming broom this morning, noticing sapling support is needed. To do this afternoon: Potatoes – done Thistle chop – done Rake drive – still Chainsaw – nope Builders bag empty – done Shop – tomoro Fix my fckn…
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Florissed
Blimey! Storm Floris blew in Monday and caused a load of damage round these parts. 134 mph winds recorded at the top of Cairn Gorm!? I mean that’s a mountain top, but still. No trees up there, plenty round here where speeds were prob 70 mph. Quite a lot came down and im also noticing…
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Blackcurrant jam
V used red wine! For the tannins I spose. Worked out real good and I made liqueur from the rest, basically just adding vodka. The recipe was perhaps: Pick blackcurrants and wash Cover with water Boil then add sugar and wine and lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix well. Leave to cool a bit then…
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Dear diary
Oh dear I have rather neglected the blog. But i have been keeping notes at least as various visitors passed through and now last two weeks I have regained control of the veg garden from the weeds 🙂 So wot gwan? Well, I have been planting trees (and bushes). I have been cutting back gorse…
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New trailcam highlight jus drop 444
A white cat has been spotted It’s that tabby too Foxy on the move! Aaaaand some serious deer shenigans!!