Vegmonkey and the Mrs.

Christmas lights from Dobbies

vegmonkey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:56:21 +0000

We normally put our Christmas tree up on the first day of December so we can enjoy it for the whole month. This year however, we won’t be able to, due to moving. It just wouldn’t make sense to put it up and take it all down again. We have however bought the lights! The [...]

A break for Winter

vegmonkey — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:55:36 +0000

Wow, it really has been a while since we posted about the beginnings of Autumn – it’s now moving into Winter! We’ve been so busy with work, house moving preparations, other hobbies, seeing people, welcoming nieces into the world etc, that this has been on the backburner. Nothing much is growing this time of year [...]

The beginnings of Autumn

vegmonkey — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:40:50 +0000

We have been so busy. No excuses for the lack of updates. I suppose being busy is an excuse though… We don’t really go in for posting recipes or pictures of our dinner either so there’s not really been a huge amount to write about. Ironically, as there is so much going on in the [...]

Visit to RHS Harlow Carr – 2 of 2

vegmonkey — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:36:54 +0000

Ok, so onto the Veg! The picture above is of an example of a technique pioneered by Sepp Holzer. It is a swale (ditch) in front of a raised bank enabling any water running down the hill, to go into the ditch, then back into the soil. The raised area is made from tree trunks [...]

A Midsummer update

vegmonkey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:44:51 +0000

Well, technically it is closer to late Summer but I’m trying to be positive! We had a visitor in the garden today – I have christened him Squirrelmonkey! He was happily scampering all over our shed and the wall that separates us from next door. As soon as he saw me clicking away, he was [...]

Visit to RHS Harlow Carr – 1 of 2

vegmonkey — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:56:30 +0000

I think after our disappointing visit to Ryton Organic Gardens, we couldn’t turn down the opportunity to see veg (and other) growing done properly, whilst on our week ‘OOP NORTH.’ We visited a few friends and family in Lincolnshire, camped near Whitby, cycled in the North Yorks Moors- quite a treacherous experience if you speak [...]

Oh dear, for the third year running, we’ve overdone it on the Courgettes!

vegmonkey — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:50:02 +0000

Title says it all really. Courgette/Marrow overload…

Where have you ‘bean’ hiding?

vegmonkey — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:22:25 +0000

I spent a good few hours down the allotment towards the end of last week, hoeing, weeding and planting some spinach for when it gets a bit colder, where I have just taken the next row of potatoes out. The Runner and French beans we planted have done quite well. Some of the plants have failed [...]

Underground, overground…

vegmonkey — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:45:45 +0000

The carrots are growing now which is a positive although it is the third sowing. I did intend to have a whole bed of them this year but they really haven’t worked. My thinking is that slugs or snails have been beheading them very early on in their growth. Either way, we have been harvesting [...]

A tomatoey experiment

vegmonkey — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:30:02 +0000

I think the most pointless thing about me growing tomatoes is that I don’t actually like them. Not raw anyway. I’ll eat them in spaghetti bolognaise and on pizza, but not on their own. But they are relatively easy to grow, there are so many different varieties and they really do look good when the side [...]