Due to the success of our worm tea we will now be selling it freshly made daily. For more info go to

www.thewormfirm.com   and click on Worm Tii/ Liquid worm castings

This stuff really is amazing

Has to be used on day of purchase due to being full of all the good living microbes plants needs

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong bagong taon sa lahat!

in English

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to all!

Heidi

What a weekend.

Carboot sale on Saturday morning (up at 6), sold off some of last years alpine strawberrys i had left over, re felted next door neighburs summer house, not to bad a job if i say so myself.

Put new waterbarrel on raised platform i built - and the platform didnt collapse - will put some pics on and you will see why - belts and brasses lol

BBQ saturday evening, out in the garden having a few beers, decided to move in doors when it got cooler - but ended up out front with other neighburs till 12 midnight lol

came in and fell asleep on couch till 3 in the morning
Sunday - hangover o joy

planted out sweetcorn, pumpkins and courgettes, more beetroot, peas and put melon pear plant and tumbling tom into hanging baskets

yet another BBQ - no drink this time (well 1 bottle)

now its cold again - whats happened

Gardening Tips

Hi ,   if  you see a woman walking as though she has one foot in the gutter, and the other on the curb-- that would be me !  lol .Thats because I have done far too much today-- done my back in and my hip .I have had such a lovely time, it has been a wonderful day in the garden, and altho I`m knackered ---- well worth it.

Hope you have all been outside too, and not just looking for signs of Spring .

Good gardening to you all

Cheers Lil 

I am a new gardener and have a lot to learn, I am finding it hard to get to grips with this website, but will keep perservering.

I did post a note about when is the right time to sow onions and garlic and if anyone had any really good varieties they could recommend, but no onewappears to have seen it,or, they just havent responded to it, so I dont know if I have posted it in the wrong place.

So, this isnt a blog as such, its more about asking for some help and information, and with nearly 100 members I feel sure I will get a reply this time.

Is there much work that can be done in a garden at this time of year for either fruits,veggies, flowers, plants etc? It all looks so dreary and wet out there, I guess the amount of rain we have had over the winter doesnt help with sowing.. but.. what do I know, it could be ideal conditions!!

Thank you for your time. Over and out

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hiya all I have just joined , I live in liverpool and have a good size garden that snakes around one side of the house, the main part is grass and flower beds, but the side part, the best bit is my allotment he,he I have 4 raised beds and am just about to plant 4 trees around, apple, plum, pear, and cherry, I already have 2 apple trees and a pear tree, but hey, cant have enough fruit trees can you.

This year I grew runnerbeans, leeks , onions , tomatoes ,sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots, and rhubarb, I have a rasberry, blackberry and loads of strawberries as well, my crops were really good this year, no blight at all , which is amazing, I have recently had hubby build me a greenhouse, so watch this space he,he, its fantastic,

hope to hear a lot from you all, and keep each others spirits up when things go wrong , and celebrate when things go right,

one thing I could do with help with is composting , I have two composting bins , but they donts seem to be composting down as well as I thought maybe I am doing something wrong any help would be greatly appreciated, and good luck to the new site I think its great . speak to you all soon tc janetsdream xx