Engineer a long time ago, gardener, fisher, cook, walker, slow plodder and autism parent. Retired but not dead.
Joined December 2010
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Farewell broad beans for another year. 1.2mx2.4m raised bed. 3 decent portions for 2 people plus another 4 meals in the freezer. Salads, fennel and whole knows what to go in next week.
Marks and Spencer Spryside, bought in a cellar emergency is not bad. However I do wish the marketing department knew how to fish a fly.
Just over 9lbs or 4kg. Taking it down to give to our son’s care home tomorrow. I think it is the biggest veg I have ever grown. It’s exciting being retired.
To mark VJ Day I give you my father’s wartime compass carried across Burma. He was in the 18th Field Regiment equipped with self propelled guns. Joined up from Oxford and retired as a Lt Col in 1976.
2 clean legs, no body and not many feathers. I am guessing sparrow hawk as I do see them around . Open to any opinions out there. #deathinthegarden
I planted nasturtiums as companion plants for my beans. The nasturtiums attracted every cabbage white on the planet. I am very disappointed that the small birds, other insects and mammals have done SFA when it comes to controlling said caterpillars, the lazy blighters.
She has real green grass! I lived in Namibia for 3 years and my lawn looks like the Namib desert. Somerset paired with Luderitz.
