2017-10-21 20:47
I have started to create vegetable and fruit raised beds from reclaimed wood from pallets and other bits in the garage as my budget is non existent. With this in mind I will be building new… Read More
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Blog about looking to escape from the rat race and live the good life. Topics on grow your own fruit and vegetables, propagating plants, shrubs and trees, diy, nature and attempts at self sufficiency, green and frugal living and anything else that comes to mind.....
2017-10-21 19:44
Spent some time digging the tender plants out of the garden and putting them into the greenhouse for the winter.Plants Potted UpPlants in the greenhouse for the winter. I put fleece over the… Read More
2017-10-09 09:31
I was looking through one of the many gardening magazines I read every month and came across the little berry picker devices like the one shown in the photo. Thought it would be a good idea… Read More
2017-05-13 13:57
I had some more log splitting to do in order to fill up my wood store for autumn/winter. I think that I will actually build another wood store as I could fill it 2 times over with the wood I… Read More
2017-05-13 13:22
Made an apple crumble with apples I had got cheaply from lidl for only 39p for 4, really good price. I normally make an apple crumble every 3 weeks and freeze it. Myself and my son treat our… Read More
2017-05-08 20:42
I had my first strawberries of the year on Friday 5th May 2017. The beautiful weather we have had now for over a week has really brought my fruits on. The picture below shows a nice plump fr… Read More
2017-05-07 21:35
Don't think that I will ever see a sparrowhawk up this close again, although I wish it had been under better circumstances. I had been out in my garage and my son came running out to say tha… Read More
2017-05-06 12:42
I have gotten into herbal teas as a way to cut down on the amount of coffee that I consume in a day. I still enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning to get me going and another in the afte… Read More
2017-05-06 12:08
Today was quite busy with potting up various seedlings.First on the job list was potting on Myrtus ugni seedlings that had been sown a few months ago.Germinated Mrytus ugni SeedsThe seeds ha… Read More
2017-05-01 16:04
I have always had my eye on those vintage style apple crates that are being sold online for quite a bit of money. With that in mind and my frugal nature, I decided to try and build one for m… Read More
2017-04-29 18:33
I took up stick making a few years ago and have produced quite a few of varying quality. I have sold a few of these but that was never the intention as I simply like working with wood.Here a… Read More
2017-04-28 21:15
Went into the greenhouse this morning to check on all of the plants. Was checking over the strawberry plants in hanging baskets and found that 2 of the plants were infested with aphids (see… Read More
2017-04-28 21:08
I have been tinkering with some small pieces of topiary in pots with various species of shrubs. So far I have tried Lonicera nitida, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest', and Cotoneaster. All ha… Read More
2017-04-28 10:39
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2017-04-27 21:42
You may have seen my other post from a few years ago about DIY hanging plant supports to save space in the greenhouse. I have moved on since then and now use these pull down hangers ava… Read More
2017-04-27 09:22
Over a year and a half ago, I was running every other night and improving times and distances on weekly basis.On one beautiful Sunday morning, I completed my run getting a personal best. I w… Read More
2017-04-26 19:32
The war is over............Well sort of, maybe. The results are looking promising for the control of slugs eating my veg planted in pots.I am currently planting veg in pots whilst I get me n… Read More
2017-04-26 19:05
I'm never sure if its upcycling, recycling, repurposing, reusing.....but I digress. I had a number of pallets lying around the garage that have built up from wood pellet deliveries and thoug… Read More
2017-04-26 16:50
I haven't been blogging for quite a while, but intend to get back into the way of doing it again. With this in mind I thought I would post the outcome of my latest woodworking attempt. I had… Read More
2012-03-15 16:23
I was in the greenhouse today checking up on my Strawberries Under Cover when I heard a buzzing sound around my head. Thought it was going to be a fly of some description, but nearly had a f… Read More
2012-03-15 16:02
This month has been a good time for the more "unusual" birds visiting my garden, first it was the male Goldfinches and now a male greenfinch. I have had greenfinches visit the garden before… Read More
2012-03-15 16:02
I was just going to go out through the back door when I spotted 2 Goldfinches feeder on the peanuts in the bird feeder. The pictures below are a bit fuzzy as I was taking them through the gl… Read More
2012-03-10 09:52
Most of the seeds that I had sown late last month and earlier this month have now germinated and are growing on well.The picture below are the Tomato 'Gardeners Delight' and 'Moneymaker' see… Read More
2012-03-10 08:44
I am quite good at identifying most plants but sometimes have a bit of trouble with some of the more obscure plants. There is an application now called Leafsnap for iPhone and iPad that help… Read More
2012-03-08 21:00
My Sweet Peas grown in cardboard tubes are growing (too) well and have now got a bit leggy and reached about 15cm and produced 4 leaves. I decided to pinch out the top 2 leaves to encourage… Read More
2012-03-08 20:42
I had recently written about seeing Goldfinches in my garden and how they were not a regular visitor there. It appears that I will be seeing more of them in the future if the results of the… Read More
2012-02-27 19:50
Was having a wee think about supports for my tomato and pepper plants plants that will be going into the greenhouse and my outdoor raspberries. For my raspberries I had put together a frame… Read More
2012-02-27 19:28
This year I intend to create hanging containers for the greenhouse to grow strawberries. Of course this method can be used for plants other than strawberriesTools you will need:-empty milk c… Read More
2012-02-27 19:28
I finally got around to putting up the DIY strawberry hanging planters in the greenhouse. I used 3 of the milk cartons as described in the previous post on this subject. I put holes in the b… Read More
2012-02-23 14:17
When out in the back garden today, I noticed some of the trees waking from the winter slumber. The Blackthorn tree (where I get some of my sloes for sloe gin) and the plum tree were both sho… Read More
2012-02-23 13:44
Made my daily check of seeds in the utility room and found that more seeds had germinated. I had 2 more Sweet Pea germinate but this time a different variety. The variety of Sweet Pea that h… Read More
2012-02-23 13:40
I purchased a tiny trailing fuschia from B&Q for 98pence (couldn't resist) on 16/02/2012. I thought that I would put it into my two hanging baskets that I have at either side of my front… Read More
2012-02-23 13:37
Whilst digging out some old strawberry plants as they were past their prime, I came across a load of vine weevil grubs. Have a look at one of the little beasties below.Vine Weevil GrubsThe v… Read More
2012-02-23 13:25
The weather was supposed to be dry today so I took the chance to start clearing the strawberry patch. As you can see from the picture it is in need of a good clearance !Strawberry patch in n… Read More
2012-02-22 19:42
I always find it exciting checking my seeds every morning to see if they have germinated. I checked my seeds in the utility room this morning as usual and had my first germinations of the se… Read More
2012-02-22 19:42
Today I sowed some (60) Red onion (North Holland Blood Red Redmate) into trays. I have never tried this variety before so should be interesting.I decided this time to use small module trays… Read More
2012-02-22 18:45
Just over 2 years ago my wife was in Spain and brought me home some seeds of Chamaerops humilis (Mediterranean Fan Palm). I had sown these in March 2010 and they took ages to germinate… Read More
2012-02-22 12:18
Whilst in the greenhouse a few days ago repotting house plants, I came across a little Pelargonium seedling that I had planted last spring and had forgotten about. It has lay in the greenhou… Read More
2012-02-22 11:51
Spurred on from my moneysaving by turning off the microwave, I know took a look at the TV. I have a Sony Bravia LCD and stupidly thought that when I turned it off using the on/off swit… Read More
2012-02-22 11:50
Went this morning and bought a bigger pot for my Dracaena marginata plant shown below.The plant was very pot bound, so I had to cut the plastic pot carefully from the plant as the roots had… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Well not quite the first strawberries of the season as of yet, but I have my first flowers on my indoor strawberry plants brought into my greenhouse on 23rd February 2012 from my outdoor str… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today I found my first ladybird in my greenhouse. It was merrily walking around my indoor strawberry plants and hope that it likes it in there and brings along some of its friends and family… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My strawberry hanging planter idea has been including in a contest on the Thriftyfun website. There are some good entries on there, so don't expect to win anything but nice to see my idea th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I decided that the water roots on the Fuschia cutting done on 22nd February were developed enough to pot up now into compost. I carefully ripped the cling film supporting the cutting into th… Read More
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