I’ve finally picked the last few Brussels sprouts of the season. With such lovely weather I enjoyed sitting outside peeling them. Later I took them inside and shredded them ready for a stir fry. Accept for Christmas dinner we do prefer them fried rather than boiled, you get much more flavour and a nicer texture. But then homegrown veg tastes better whatever you do with it. This has been our most successful harvest to date, mainly because we have a proper brassica cover now. We managed to get some specific butterfly netting to cover it with, to keep those pesky cabbage whites out. With the last of the Brussels and…

What a beautiful sunny day. I do think gardeners get a bit over excited at this time of the year – or is that just me? Springtime is my favourite time of the year, as everything’s starting off again. Seeds being sown, seedlings popping up, bulbs coming out, trees budding up, it’s all too much! In between sowing more seeds and watering the little seedlings that are already up. I just can’t stop taking photos of every flower that blooms. I’m sure it’s because of what we’ve been through this last twelve months, as every flower feels more welcome than they’ve ever been! Without a shadow of a doubt though,…