Friday, 31 October 2008

Monday, 20 October 2008

Home-made rocket pesto & focaccia

rocket - courgette - garlic
parmegano - olive oil
salt - pepper - nutmeg
toasted sunflower seeds
lemon juice - balsamic vinegar

Strawberries

A little "acquisition" from amongst the brambles


OCTOBER INVENTORY

Soft fruit:
raspberry, goosegog
blackberry, strawberry

Veg:
chicory, rocket, spinach
spring onion, garlic, radish
purple sprouting brocolli, chilli pepper

Herbs:
mint, chive

Sunday, 19 October 2008

Chilly-a-roo





Raaaaa! Radish...the size of a TURNIP

Saturday, 18 October 2008

Autumn



Mint transplanted



Spring Onions, chicory & radishes thriving

Spring Onion

Purple sprouting broccoli

Radish

Rocket

Green manure sown:

Mustard, Phacelia, Buckwheat & Clover



Compost working nicely

Bonfire building up

Friday, 17 October 2008

Slug action

Having munched their way through the spinach,
chicory was next on the menu!

Solution ???
- companion planting: marigolds
- beer traps...or, scrumpy traps perhaps?
- broken egg shell barriers