I set up an Instagram account a few years ago and promptly forgot about it until some months ago and began browsing and got hooked enough to start posting, mainly about gardening. I noticed...
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The Northern Lights/ Aurora Boreallis were on my bucket list for a while and I decided this was my year to tick them off, especially since IcelanderIcelandair are offering very good rates to fly...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/11/solo-travelling-in-iceland.html
So another birthday reached, maybe not regarded as a milestone one but, every year is a milestone now as they seem to come around quicker and quicker! ...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/10/birthday-musings.html
Our attempts to Grow Organically
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-long-hot-summer.html
I don't grow Beetroot anymore as I no longer have the space to do so but, I would buy fresh at a Farmer's Market or where I know its local and organic. Saturday was one of those days I saw a...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/07/saving-some-summer-goodness.html
A much anticipated family occasion took place recently, the wedding of my grandson Stephen to Hayley in the UK, almost the entire family decamped to Kenilworth for a few days of laughter and mer...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/06/family-occasion.html
Well, post number 2, if I get one post up per week it would get things moving with some continuity once again. The annual Mallow Homes and Gardens show took place last weekend which I attended...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/05/gardeners-green-soup.html
I can’t believe it’s been nearly 4 years since I last uploaded a Blog post! Blogger became more complicated, smartphones became the norm, Face Book became the media of choice to shar...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2018/05/back-growing.html
There was nothing done on the plot since Friday due to the worsening weather over the weekend.The greenhouse needed watering so I went out this evening. I intended pulling the remainder of the ...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/08/between-showers.html
We have finally dug out the last corner of the plot, its been sitting under plastic sheeting for months to break down the high grass.The plastic was removed and the dead grass could be easily p...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/08/getting-headstart-on-next-year.html
I have been on holidays abroad, enjoying the summer sunshine here at home, spending days on the plot and while taking some photos did not turn on the computer to upload so, not to bore anyone...
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The Pumpkin patch after the recent heavy rains. There are 4 plants here and at the moment romping all over 'their' patch.I have usually planted pumpkins where I would have dug up the first earl...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/07/pumpkins-pests.html
The best thing about garden shows is you can see any new developments and ask questions, these are some I saw while browsing around the Mallow Garden festival.They are also interesting as 2 o...
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Mallow is unique as a show as it has 25 permanent gardens since the very first show back in 1999 and they have been maintained and improved each year as different companies take over a gard...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/06/mallow-homes-gardens-show-2014.html
A short post, we have had much needed rain for the past two days and the sun has come back out this evening. A visit to the plot was on the cards, while it was raining lightly when I went out ,...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/06/pumpkins-courgettes.html
The weather has suddenly become glorious, sunny days with temps up in the late teens and forecasting early 20s! It brings its own problems with watering young plants, especially in the po...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/06/bits-bobs.html
We had been warned of possible Blight conditions on last Sat and the optimum day for spraying was thurs but as we had a yellow weather alert for up to 30 mls of rain on fri that did not seem to...
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Another photo to compare to the header pic, taken from roughly the same angle!there are now 4 raised beds completed and in use plus the potato section and the polytunnel. Son Billy made th...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweetcorn-salads.html
The onions were moved out to a bed and were covered with plastic for a night or two but are now facing the elements but its not too bad as the weather has really improved . We don't have a lo...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/05/filling-beds.html
A couple of hours spent on the plot today, yielded an onion bed or almost an onion bed.Digging out skutch grass is back breaking and time consuming, not to mention the stones! We have a lot of ...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/05/things-are-looking-up.html
The allotment is beginning to take shape albeit very slowly, due to time constraints and the weather, but today the sun shone and I had time to spend there even though it was a bit wild and wind...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/05/getting-there.html
I took the weekend off so decided this evening once the rain had dried off to get some onions started. I know they should be in by now but the area earmarked for them is under a sheet of plasti...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/05/getting-started.html
The polytunnel is in place but the ground needs to be dug out and enriched before bringing out our tomato plants.They will not be ready for another few weeks anyway as they are incubating on on...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/04/polytunnel-in-place.html
Jack came to the allotment with me on Wed, it was sunny but cool. I told Jack there was pirates treasure buried in one of the raised beds and it kept him occupied for ages digging! One sid...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/04/jack-came-to-allotment-with-me-on-it.html
New season, new allotment! I have been a very lazy Blogger and then became a very absent Blogger. I cannot believe how long it is since I logged in.I have debated with myself whether to even ...
https://organicgrowingpains.blogspot.com/2014/04/back-to-basics.html