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I might be working today but doesn’t mean I can’t drink my coffee out of one of my lovely new #mugs from @emma_bridgewater and imagine I’m actually in the #pottingshed. I couldn’t resist buying them even though we have a #mug moratorium in this house! #pleasestopraining☔️ #desperatetosowseeds #isitweekendyet

It just shows that sometimes being patient pays di

It just shows that sometimes being patient pays dividends. These two varieties of #aubergines (#eggplants) - #longpurple and #listadadegandia were sown at the same time as all the others on #newyearseve but only just started to emerge this weekend despite being fresh #seed. It’s a good job I’ve not had time to pot the others on yet, although they are only just getting their true leaves.

Trying to rationalise your #jar stash when you abs

Trying to rationalise your #jar stash when you absolutely love jars and find it tough to get rid of anything useful especially Dowe Egberts coffee #jars is quite painful! #prespringclean2021

This is not me at all! No not at all! 🤣🤣🤣

This is not me at all! No not at all! 🤣🤣🤣

My new #gadget has arrived. I’ve been wanting an

My new #gadget has arrived. I’ve been wanting an #instantpot for ages but having no #cooker for a week finally pushed me over the edge! Now to learn how it works! It’s quite large & much bigger than I was expecting! Poor R answered the door & really struggled bringing it in.

I love it when a seed order turns up that you’d

I love it when a seed order turns up that you’d forgotten about! I remembered ordering the #ajvarski #peppers on the recommendation of @living_traditions who grow them each year but I’d forgotten about the rest of the order. So many pretty flowers & a rainbow of food! Thank you @bakercreekseeds

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Been up to the #allotment today for the first time

Been up to the #allotment today for the first time in around 6 weeks. Came home with a nice harvest of #kale, some #celery that another plot holder kindly gave me & the #purplesproutingbroccoli, #leeks & #garlic are all growing well. Need to do some #weeding though next weekend.

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Superb germination rates from my #chillis & #peppe

Superb germination rates from my #chillis & #peppers so far. Typical that I was expecting about 50% germination rates and in most cases got 100% but also I’m impressed with the quality of the seed. Slightly more mixed performance from the #aubergines, all fresh seed but it’s still early and they are often slow to get started, if they haven’t done anything by the end of next week, I’ll resow. Only problem now is that I need some more heated seed mats to grow this little lot on!

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Made #naan on the #woodburner because we still don

Made #naan on the #woodburner because we still don’t have a cooker. They were to go with the #Chickpea #dahl I made in the #slowcooker and were so yummy!

The #cooker saga continues, apparently it wasn’t

The #cooker saga continues, apparently it wasn’t the cooker but the valve that the cooker hose fits onto, which means we probably didn’t need a new cooker 🤦🏻‍♀️. However when it’s finally fixed (on Tuesday 🤞), I’ve got some amazing #cookbooks from @ottolenghi, @hughfearnleywhittingstall & @twochubbycubs to inspire me!

As we still don’t have a working cooker, they ar

As we still don’t have a working cooker, they are coming tomorrow to fix it, having a @chillipenguinstoves #woodburningstove comes in useful to get a #barley and #vegetable #stew going before it goes in the #slowcooker

Welcome to the world my little baby #chillis and #

Welcome to the world my little baby #chillis and #aubergines, I’m so happy to see you and can’t believe you’ve germinated so quickly, I only sowed you on New Years Eve! I’ve added a #growlight today, first time I’ve used one but I want these plants to grow slowly to produce small strong plants & not get leggy. #itsstarted #growyourown #season2021

In today’s news, we’ve finally got the new #fl

Making bottom of the #fridge & #veggie basket #sou

Making bottom of the #fridge & #veggie basket #soup. One batch will be completely #vegan, the other will use up the leftover #turkey stock. I’m going to add #redlentils and #barley to both batches and then freeze what we don’t eat this evening for lunches. Reminds me of my Mum doing this when we were kids with bags of #potherbs from #prestonmarket

You know that you are ever so slightly bonkers whe

You know that you are ever so slightly bonkers when you put the #compost in the #heated #propagators to warm up as it was #frozen before you sow your first very early batch of #chillies🌶 and #peppers for the #2021growingseason #chilli #chillipepper #gyo #growyourown #growyourownfood #growveggies #plot #organicfood #urbanfarming #urbanfarm #thegoodlife #gardener #gardenersofinstagram #growsomethinggreen #letsgrow #letsgrowtogether #organicproduce #peatfree #peatfreecompost

Can you spot the alcohol fumes coming off this #Ch

Can you spot the alcohol fumes coming off this #Christmascake? I think I might have overdone the soaking it in booze! It’s extremely rich and delicious but blimey it packs a punch!

So as today has been pretty much a no day, the wea

So as today has been pretty much a no day, the weather has been utterly vile, I’ve started on the planning for next years garden and allotment. I can’t possibly grow every single variety of #tomato I own (over 100), even if I wanted to. I’ve managed to get the choices down to 28 varieties of #tomatoes, 10 sweet #peppers & 7 varieties of #chillis. I’ve gone for a good mix of colours, sizes & heat where the chillis are concerned. Just need to buy my new #heated #propagator now and I can get them started.

It’s a good job we aren’t relying on my crop o

It’s a good job we aren’t relying on my crop of #parsnips and #carrots for #ChristmasDinner. I don’t think this would stretch to 6! #cantgrowcarrots #notmuchcopatparsnipseither

@georgethedandie planning a very hard days sleepin

@georgethedandie planning a very hard days sleeping whereas I still have a list as long as my arm! #Christmas2020 #christmaspreparations #isittimeforginyet

Blessings of #AlbanArthan (the Light of Arthur), t

Blessings of #AlbanArthan (the Light of Arthur), the #Druid name for #Yule, in the darkness of #Midwinter may you see the coming light.

I said last year that the #Oak and #Holly King’s fight for dominance seems particularly relevant this year, many people are struggling with the lack of light in the world at the moment. I, of course had no idea how prescient that would be for 2020.

However, the ancient tales tell us that there is always change and nothing lasts. It may not last for just a season but change will come.

So it’s good to remember that as the sun sets on the shortest day of the year, we begin the long slow climb back to the fires of Midsummer. Time to look forward not back.

The #GreatWheel turns once again & the #GoddessArianrhod weaves new threads and new possibilities into the tapestry of life. Let’s hope that 2021 brings light into the world for us all. Card by cherrieb on @etsy

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