With the government advising all to avoid non essential travel and stay at home, I chose to spend some of it in the garden. The buzz of bees in the cherry blossom was a welcome background sound. The advance of spring has brought the the sun into the top part of the garden, providing my…
Category: Eco
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first shoots
This morning I was happy to find my Green Envy tom seeds have sprouted. Taiko and Black Russian have also sprung up. You can see how already they bend towards the light, even on a sunny window sill. I will place a white card screen behind the seed tray to reflect more light onto the…
frost
Photo of the ice formation in the garden this morning with my garlic in the background The frost on the garlic will do no harm at all, in fact it’s said to need a spell of cold to thrive later
tomatoes and chillies
Today I have sown a variety of tomato seed. The varieties I have gone for will all need staking and “pinching out” when I eventually plant them outside. Growing your own not only tastes great, but offers the chance to discover a whole range of different types of tomato you cannot find in the shops….
Alternative to rice
Cauliflower! If you have a blender, this couldnt be any simpler, Take a whole cauli, a whole cauli makes 4 very generous portions. Trim away any tired looking outer leaves, then cut the cauli into pieces small enough to fit in your blender, stalk, leaves and all! All parts of the cauli are edible. Blitz…
sack the sachet
A Plastic Planet is campaigning to eradicate single use plastic sachets for condiments and other products, some of which get thrown away without the contents even being used! If we just stopped helping ourselves to sachets when out and about, the difference would be made without having to wait for legislation. It just means a…
quicker and even easier gravy
If you read my post about quick and easy gravy without buying plastic lidded gravy granules, here\’s an even easier and quicker gravy alternative I have discovered more recently. Believe me when I say this makes great tasting beefy gravy of excellent consistency, but you can water it down a little to your taste. I…
kitchen roll
I have moved away from using traditional single use and throw away paper kitchen roll. The varieties that are wrapped in potatoes starch “plastic” are a bit pricey and I can only find them on line. Since December I have started using re-usable cloths made from bamboo fibre. Basically they are a soft, strong absorbent…
some garden essentials
Wilko are selling some of their own garden essentials in card boxes, no plastic wrapper. To keep the contents nice and dry, decant into a disused coffee or other jar and label. I have accumulated a few vinegar jars, from using vinegar as toilet cleaner. They are the perfect size
tooth tabs
For the last 6 weeks I have trialled Dent tabs in place of tooth paste, to ditch the plastic tubes. Took some getting used to as the tablets are small, and you have to chew them. There are no bubbles. I have decided to continue the trial another 6 weeks and today my second order…