My success at planting seeds and them growing into flourishing herb plants is not my forte. However, I've done well with dill, parsley & chives.
It was extremely hot yesterday so didn't want to spend too much time at the cooker - so boiled new potatoes, fresh broad beans then pan fried haddock in butter before adding the dill, parsley & chives from my garden. Squeeze of lemon. Delicious and fresh!
Next year I'm determined that the new potatoes and broad beans will be from my garden!
Monday, 27 June 2011
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Composting over the years
Growing up in a large city we had a medium sized garden. I recall blackberry bushes growing, rhubarb and mint amongst some of the fresh produce my father grew. He was obsessed with compost and still is to this day.
Vegetable peelings were not allowed in the kitchen bin, we had a separate box for those. Tea bags and eggshells were added too. The priceless offerings were added to grass clippings and weeds at the bottom of the garden. He built a compost bin himself from spare pieces of wood, every weekend he would turn the compost over which was used to the cultivate our garden which always looked fabulous.
It's only now I have followed in his footsteps by having a vegetable peelings box in the kitchen whilst slowly building a compost heap at the bottom of the garden.
Vegetable peelings were not allowed in the kitchen bin, we had a separate box for those. Tea bags and eggshells were added too. The priceless offerings were added to grass clippings and weeds at the bottom of the garden. He built a compost bin himself from spare pieces of wood, every weekend he would turn the compost over which was used to the cultivate our garden which always looked fabulous.
It's only now I have followed in his footsteps by having a vegetable peelings box in the kitchen whilst slowly building a compost heap at the bottom of the garden.
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