Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
To be honest, this really was not the year of the raspberry (at Glenmore anyway….). While spring was very hot and very dry at the optimum time for berries, the late summer and autumn proved to bring many a humid, overcast day. Until now that is! Although late...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Four days of gardening in magical weather has seen many jobs done…..but of course, there are so many more to do! Amongst other things, (sorting compost in prep for our next Kitchen Gardening Day, propagating, planting, moving, deadheading, weeding….),...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
This weekend, I spent some time playing….not ‘pooh-sticks’, but ‘pea-sticks’. With many of my direct-sown peas pushing up through the soil, I can now see clearly where they are (and before their roots get much bigger), its easy to drive...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Timing is everything in the Kitchen Garden, and it isn’t always easy to get right. But just now, things are looking good. ‘Cut & come again’ leaves are growing quickly from scattered seed (we did this on our kitchen gardening day on 1 March),...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Ok….I warn you…some of you may need to put your glasses on for this post! This can be one of the most nerve-wracking times of the season; when the seed has been sown, and all one can do, is wait. Try not to overwater, yet it’s been dry & oh so...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
I do promise to stop with the persimmon posts soon….but right now, their presence is intoxicating and I can’t escape them…it’s persimmon season! As I opened the bedroom curtains on Saturday morning, I was horrified to see the trees alive...
