Tag Archives: strawberries

Baby steps but getting there!

Posted on October 20, 2013 by fergie51

With the addition of 3 new wicking beds in the area allocated as the produce garden we can start to see how the final area will look and how workable it will be. I’m REALLY excited that I have more … Continue reading →

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Plight of the humble bee.

Posted on September 3, 2013 by fergie51

The bee is one of nature’s most amazing creatures. Its social habitat, ability to pollinate a huge variety of food plants and the production of their beautiful honey is just some of their interesting factors. Unfortunately, worldwide bee populations  are … Continue reading →

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I proclaim today a P.I.P day!

Posted on August 25, 2013 by fergie51

I’ve decided I’m going to create something called a P.I.P day. That is my acronym for a ‘pig in poop’ day. I have had the best weekend doing exactly what I love doing and that is playing around in the … Continue reading →

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Goal achieved!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by fergie51

The blog I posted Friday set me a target to do a few jobs and I am pleased to have achieved that target. Ticks to all the following: Have my cello lesson – √ Make Quince paste – √ Tidy up … Continue reading →

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Yay day!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by fergie51

After a considerably yucky week of feeling a bit over work, tradesmen, lack of progress and a bit of a bug, today was a nice respite from it all. I finally managed to get the bags of bulbs I took … Continue reading →

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