Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
I was delighted to arrive home to garlands of grapes hugging the courtyard verandah. We’d tied them into brown paper bags to keep them from the birds at Christmas time, so they’ve been swelling in secret (see last season’s previous experiment!). But...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
And they’re off! This is the very first, (Ihope of many). One can never be sure….it all depends on the weather, but isn’t this exciting? They seem to appear almost overnight, as if by magic. I’ll keep you posted…
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Do you remember a couple of weeks ago, when I alluded to the fact that we rarely eat a tomato at Glenmore before Christmas? Well here they are, right on cue! Costoluto Fiorentino, Black Russian, Purple Russian, Black & Red, Sugarlump, Yellow Pear & Black...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
It’s hard to believe we’re still enjoying almost daily thunderstorms, and I’m beginning to wonder what it will be like to revert to a normal weather pattern! It certainly takes the stress out of the daily watering programme, and growth is lush, wild...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
A few days ago, we picked the very first cherries….about a dozen in all, with just a handful more on the way! I have a real hit & miss relationship with fruit trees. Indeed, I sometimes wonder why I bother at all….between the birds, fruit fly,...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Wow….the little indicator tells me this is blog post no. 500!!! Woohoo! Whoever would have thought? What a lovely post for that milestone to coincide with: the Great Glenmore Garlic Harvest of 2014! I decided late on Sunday afternoon that the task of digging...
