Dive into the archives.
- Jona (and friends)
Just home from the school run and trip to buy some more compost, and have a confession to make.
As I was walking into the garden section of Homebase, I saw their reduced plants section. As you do, I wondered over to see if there were any bargains to be had, and managed to find a [...]
- Another day, another apple tree
Yes, I shall now be known as Rachel – Rehomer of weedy looking fruit trees.
I popped along to my local Wyevale, where I had a massive £6 of vouchers to use up, and came across their sale trees section. That is when I saw it, a sweet little Jonagold apple tree (m26 stock if you [...]
- Chickens
Something I’ve realised I’ve not mentioned. As well as the fruit and veg, the other aspect of the “Good Life” we’re aiming on doing is keeping some chickens. The plan is to start with 3 Goldline hens, no cockerels (to neighbours delight!), purely and simply to keep as pets and benefit from the excess of [...]
- Busy Day
Its been a busy old day here. I headed over to Cadbury Garden Centre over in Congresbury this afternoon, intending just to look at their costs for fruit trees.
I ended up coming back with my very first tree - a 1yr old Miniture Bramley Apple seedling on M9 stock. I’ve already managed to pot it [...]
- Plants
I thought I would list all the plants and trees I hope to grow in 2010, and the methods I intend to grow them, then this time next year you’ll hopefully be able to see my successes and my failures.
Apple (tree)
Asparagus (Connover’s Colossal – plant)
Aubergine (plant)
Basil (seed)
Blueberry (plant – bargain at only 67p as they [...]
- Welcome
Welcome to Growing My Own.
This blog will hopefully follow me on my path from overgrown-grass-and-weeds-gardener to green fingered goddess.
To explain, I live in a 2 bed semi in the surburbs of Bristol, with a garden measuring 6m x 10m, which until recently consisted of 4ft high grass, borders filled with weeds, 4 excessively large/overgrown/dead trees, [...]
