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Six on Saturday: 18 Dec 21

Another year draws to an end, and new beginnings are afoot in the garden. I have to admit that I used up most of the pretty pictures for my post about the solstice earlier this week, so this is a less romantic post, but with a few Christmasy bits thrown in. It’s another gloomy old day, shrouded in fog, but indoors the decorations are quite … Continue reading Six on Saturday: 18 Dec 21

Sel CalderbankDecember 18, 202126 Comments
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Six on Saturday: 12 Dec 2020

Inertia is setting in, as I enter deeper hibernation mode. This happens to me every year at this time, and it comes as no surprise. Humans, in my view, are no different to other animals, and other animals slow down in winter, or just pack it in and go to sleep until it’s worth waking up again in the spring! I take my cue from … Continue reading Six on Saturday: 12 Dec 2020

Sel CalderbankDecember 12, 2020January 6, 202132 Comments

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Hi folks 👋 been taking a bit of a social media break, screw the algorithm frankly! Anyway everyone needs a bit of bitterness in their diets if not their lives, and here in Belgium they have a taste for the bitter leaves. Endive lettuces are popular to grow at this time of year, and here are some given to me by a nice old bloke at the allotment. Netted as the pigeons like them. Good in a mixed green salad or with potatoes and something salty to soften the bitterness (here they add lardons but I prefer a meat-free version). Treated myself to two new books 📚 🌹 A gift of rose hips from an allotmenteer. So what shall I make with these then? Syrup, jelly, tea….or any other ideas? 😜 Ten o’clock at night, travelling tomorrow and blanching French beans for freezing. Green gardening at its best: a ripening chilli from a seed from my local seed swap group growing in a repurposed olive oil tin filled with garden compost 💚 ⏰ Now’s the moment: while herbs are still fresh in the garden, grab a few bunches to save for winter. My valiant OH rescued this poor crow from drowning in an open barrel of water near our allotment. Birdie spent the night in the greenhouse protected from predators and flew off this morning to live another day! In my blog post today for #sixonsaturday: 🌞Am so glad I discovered Tithonias - Mexican sunflowers - which unlike true sunflowers are much easier to keep away from our slimy friends!
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