Mytholmroyd Chrysanthemum Society has disbanded after 74 years.
Writing tagged: ‘gardening’
Carrot fly
From the Guardian Magazine's Gardening section two weeks ago.
The Mole Hunter
More gardening frivolity.
Conversation with an expert gardener yesterday
Weedly advice.
Non Compost Mentis
Thought you might like to see my new compost containers. They were several weeks in the making, but I'm rather suited with them. All they need now is creosoting and something to use for a lid. I have decided that I'm going to become a bit of a compost bore. Postscript: I didn't creosote them… Continue reading Non Compost Mentis
A blight for sore eyes
No, it's not a bucket full of maggots; it's my entire potato crop for 2002. That's 63 spuds in total, with the average size of a kidney bean. Why such a poor crop? Slugs, my friend, slugs. Of course, you realise, this means war. Postscript [04-Oct-02]: They were delicious, by the way. (The potatoes, that… Continue reading A blight for sore eyes
Open Letter to Homebase
Letter of complaint to Homebase about their crap customer service.
Slug-slinging
My campaign to rid his garden of the evil that is slug.