The transparent shed

From greenhouse to… gut?

I hate that phrase you hear on food programmes on the radio: ‘from farm to fork’. But what would the greenhouse equivalent be: ‘from greenhouse to gut’? ‘From greenhouse to gustatory experience’? ‘From greenhouse to getting supper’?
 
 Well anyway, if we had a suitable phrase, we…

Parsnip surprise

This is the first time I’ve grown parsnips. They seem to be doing well, although I probably haven’t given them enough space, letting them squeeze together in a couple of pots.

Getting out into the sun

It’s May 7th, the sun is out, and it’s hot too.

Last weekend, I did a bit of ‘landscaping’ around my greenhouse. Well, I built a little path to the door and turned a small square around it that wasn’t quite lawn or flowerbed, into flowerbed. This was thanks…

The caulis are coming

Yesterday my eye was drawn to the window by a sudden bright light in the garden. The sun had come out on January 30th.

At last: this is what a greenhouse should be doing

The mysterious allure of gardening

I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed with my greenhouse — although others might. But I have to admit that in…