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Wood Ash in the Garden – and other places!

Now that the dust has settled I can write about ash.  Nothing as exciting as volcanic ash I’m afraid, just wood ash from our fires.  It’s been a cold winter and we’ve burnt a lot of timber.  When I was researching for my post about recycling clothes I found an interesting graph illustrating how household waste has changed.  In [...]

Full of the Joys of Spring

I’ve been away for almost two weeks – two weeks of fair weather and so much has changed.  I’m glad to report that The Man from Salford has managed to keep my seedlings alive.  I’ve sown some more in trays this weekend and hopefully the soil should be warm enough to start direct sowings of [...]

Power Down Celebrates the Jalo

I have abandoned my project and left my precious seedlings home alone.  I’m hoping  The Man from Salford will at least water them for me occasionally.  I am visiting Granny Goo.  In order to earn my keep here I have to put some hours in at her allotment – this week she is particularly keen to get all her potatoes in.  [...]