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Green Living

  • A Strawberry Growing Tip for January

    And now I’m going to talk about Christmas? Christmas is over and the Christmas tree needs to be taken down. Humf! Don’t dismay, that tree can be used again! Well not the entire tree, but the pine needles. Strawberry plants love ’em. Scatter the well dried pine needles around the base of the strawberry plant. […]

  • Prolific Broad Bean Harvest!

    Woohoo! My broad bean plants have gone mad this year and delivered a bumper crop of beans ready for me to eat. I honestly don’t know why people don’t eat more broad beans? Maybe because they’re only available in spring… so a forgotten veg? Or maybe because the peeps out there don’t know that broad […]

  • Christmas Tree Farm

    Today I visited my mates at THE Christmas Tree Farm. Christmas Tree Farm? It’s not even December yet Eva! Oh, I know. I know December is still a couple of days away. I know my Christmas cheer is already here. And yes, I know I’m starting to rhyme – it’s just that I’m impatient, like […]

  • Tansy – Natural Insect Repellant

    This gorgeous old fashioned looking herb is called Tansy. It has cute little gold button flowers with a fern like foliage. Tansy grows to around two meters, and can be quite invasive, so be careful where you plant it. I love it! It’s said to be a natural insect repellent too! So grow it in […]

  • Me Little Sweet Pea

    Oh, sweet pea you are so splendid. Sweet peas are such beautiful flowers, blooming in white, pinks, and reds. Sweet peas are climbers, and grow quite tall… 2-3 meters! So, remember they need plenty of room to grow. Plant them near a wall or a fence or pop up some lattice for them to meander. […]