Kitchen Garden

THE CULTIVATED PLOT: LET BATTLE COMMENCE!

Last month I introduced you to our ‘forever’ plot, a 600 square metre strip of land that had slipped back into the hands of Mother Nature. It wasn’t the prospect of getting a 50% discount next year for taking on an overgrown plot that attracted us, more the open aspect, free-draining soil, closeness to home and tall hedges that lend shelter and privacy. Now we are into serious ground preparation.

MAXI JOB, MINI DIGGER

There’s only one thing better than having a friend with a truck and that is having one who has a truck and a mini digger. This type of kit

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