Eventually every garden reaches the stage where the distinguished patina of age decays into senescence. This probably applies to the croft gardeners too, but in the summer of 2021 it was evident that parts of garden were in need of some care and attention. Over the years we have learnt that, in our harsh environment,
It is just over two years since a severe storm wrecked our polytunnel in February 2021and we have spent the intervening period repairing, renovating and redeveloping the vegetable garden. Some Covid restrictions were still in force, but a friend helped us take down the roof and we eventually managed to get a skip to remove
Five on Friday? Six on Saturday is popular, but would seven on Sunday be better? Now we are back at Miscellaneous Monday and it is really time that I up-dated the Croft Garden Diary. In mitigation I have finally finished adding all the entries from Volume I to the archive and now I have no
Day Two: 1 December 2022: Two Cucurbits Courgette flower Cucumber flowers Every year I look forward with eager anticipation to the first courgettes and cucumbers. Their cool delicate taste is the epitonomy of summer and their bright yellow flowers are like beacons of sunshine amongst the large dark green leaves. I also have a penchant
