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Balcony Kitchen Garden: Take 2
Oh! Happy Day! I had my first cup of coffee on the terrace today without being so bundled up that I can hardly find my mouth with the mug. The chile and the tarragon I thought I’d murdered have lifted … Continue reading
Balcony Kitchen Garden #3 – Spring Sunshine!!
Huzzah for the bizarre spring weather! The BKG has been basking in the sunshine/rain/sunshine combo and is blossoming and bearing luscious fruit in all its teensy glory! The nasturtiums have gone absolutely ape, climbing along the railings like they were … Continue reading
Balcony Kitchen Garden #4 – $?****@+** black flies!!!
OK. There I was waxing rhapsodic over the BKG… cut to 9 days away, a heavingly hot spell (despite friends’ watering) and there’s a plague of black fly. Disaster! Tears are not enough. I was witnessing an apocalyptic sight on … Continue reading
Bully Boy Borage
My Lord! I raked, and pulled and heaved and hoed, and thought I had rid one of the beds of borage, but yikes! Today there is a little green shoot peeping through! Heeeeeeeere’s borage!! What a tough, cheeky and altogether … Continue reading
Come Into The Garden, Cook
I found this fabulous book in one of the fusty-dusty shops I love rootling about in, and it’s a gem. Who knew that Constance Spry had never really done any gardening before the war made it a necessity? To her, … Continue reading
Balcony Kitchen Garden #2
Inspired by Constance Spry’s wonderful book, Come Into The Garden Cook (more on this later), we spent Saturday afternoon digging and planting, and sowing seeds for the next phase of the BKG. This year we’re going for: — tomatilloes (they … Continue reading
Balcony Kitchen Garden #1
What a glorious day, yesterday! I’ve just taken a long look at the damage the weather has wrought on my balcony kitchen garden, and I’m so proud of some of my plants. The sturdy, cheery rhubarb chard never gave up … Continue reading
There’s A Spring In The Air…
I can feel it, yesiree Bob, I can. ! I was moaning, I must say, my first few days back. But now the sun is out, the first few crocuses and daffs are poking through the still-frosted soil on the roof … Continue reading
