Although I’m not going to write in any great detail about my veg growing adventures this year I just wanted to do a quick update and let you know (those of you who are interested) that despite not much success last year we haven’t given up on the good life yet.
Well it’s not quite ‘The [...]

After moving into our first home, a 3-bed terrace in Worthing, we are finally getting around to doing some work on it. Up until now, we might as well have been living in rented accommodation as we still have the previous residents’ carpets and wallpaper in situ, as well as their cooker, fridge, lampshades [...]

To say our housing market is in a slump is like saying Hurricane Katrina was just a few heavy winds!  It’s bad.  So what are home builders doing to attract buyers, they are “greening” their inventory.  Because we all know that green is the hot buzz word of the day and put eco in front [...]

The Opinion of a certified green builder:
I must get this off my chest as it has been on my mind for some time now.  While watching TV one night a commercial came on for the building insulation product which features the Pink Panther cartoon character as its mascot.  I thought nothing of it until the very [...]

What do you do with 20 kilos of apples?

What can’t you do!  After harvesting a ridiculous amount of apples from my future in-laws allotment plot I have spent evenings baking and making various apple related goods, including cider vinegar, apple chutney, apple pies, apple tarts, apple and cinnamon buns.

As well as stocking up my freezer and [...]

CORN SABOTAGE!

I’ve just quickly had to post this to show you following my last Veg Patch Diaries entry.
One more thing I need to add to the ‘to do’ list for next year - Keep the rabbit, Del, away from my corn!
Notice there is no sign of shame on his face.

Harvesting at last!
OK, harvesting is definitely too grand a word for a handful of tiny tomatoes and a cucumber but they’re edible! Actually, I’m almost embarrassed to write this post after Anna-Lisa’s Garden to Plate article but here goes anyway.
As I was looking around at my plants and taking pictures for the blog I realised [...]

On my first official post as a GGG editor I would like to introduce you all to one of my favourite places ‘my garden’ and my gardening history.

When I was 21 I decided it was time to get on the property ladder however I didn’t have much of an income to get my dream [...]

Its fair to say that the veg patch and indeed my whole garden has been neglected during the past couple of months.
I’ve just realised that my last veg patch post was 29th June and since then a combination of endless rain and working long hours has meant that the garden had to take a back [...]

I just recently finished my article on natural swimming pools over at Bellaonline.com, where I write the environment column. Never have I been more inspired to go dig a hole in my backyard!

I envy my friends over in the UK as I have learned natural pools are quite popular already. We here in [...]