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Potato Day and Seedy Sunday

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Home on the Hill

Wow what a busy weekend – and no time for gardening! Saturday was Heart of England Organic Group‘s annual potato day – always on the first Saturday of February if you want to put it in your diary for evermore. … Continue reading →

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Autumn diary

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Home on the Hill

I had meant to try and write a short post each week, including diary updates of what I’ve been up to in the garden, but I got a bit sidelined into something else important. Oh well… So for this post … Continue reading →

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Chillies

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Home on the Hill

After a bit of a break I decided to grow chillies again this year. This was after I was given some seeds as a Christmas gift. I haven’t bothered for a few years as I always grew far more than … Continue reading →

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Potatoes 2016

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Home on the Hill

I thought I’d write short reviews of the crops I grew this year and ideas of what i want to do differently next year. So I’ll start with the potatoes I harvested a few weekends ago. They were Sarpo Mira, … Continue reading →

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