Well, I thought I would finally sow the meadow seeds. Looked at the weather forecast, and it looks damp for the next few weeks. Temperatures are more like spring than summer. Since the 5 acre had been cut for silage, it was the right height for chain harrowing, hand sowing, and finally, chain harrowing over …
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Royal Bath & West Show May 2024
Here is our display for the Royal Bath and West Show May 2024. I just want to point out that the Golden Hosta is Golden Gate which we managed to make really gold this year.
Tavistock Pannier Market May 2024
Here is our table display for Tavistock Pannier Market. Lovely venue and loads of lovely people.
Devon County Show May 2024
Our Completed display for Devon County 2024
Getting ready for Mapperton House Plant Fair
Getting ready for Mapperton House Plant Fair tomorrow and came across this Brother Stefan in the morning sun.
Flower Spikes Showing
Goes to show how mild this winter has been as in amongst this tray several Twist of Lime and Lemon and Limes have chosen to start flowering!We will be preparing and checking stock for Mapperton Plant Fair tomorrow, so let us know if you would like us to bring any particular varieties with us. So …
All Quiet on the West Country Front
Haven’t posted much for a little while as have been busy potting thousands of Hostas over the last 2 weeks. Finally finished that and am now looking forward to our first event of the year.We will be attending Burrow Farm Gardens Spring Show this Sunday 31st March. Nervous and excited, because it has been a …
Chillie and Garlic mix!
Well here is a 2 litre concentrate of our Garlic and Chilie mix. It actually smells quite nice when your making it and not so garlicy. We used 1 table spoon of chilie flakes per bulb of garlic.Sprayed now, so I will let you know how we get on.Now you are wondering why use this …
Update on removed Hosta
An update on the Hosta June that we took out of the terrarium. Its looking rather nice at the moment.
Look what I found!
Was doing the usual checks on the Hostas and came across this, a Kiwi Hippo that had been munched, however it wasn’t slugs and snails it was a mouse or shrew. So, I’m going to use the modified garlic solution to deal with this. If you add some chilli flakes to the garlic, brew, then …