Now I swore I wasn’t going to grow any winter veg and here I am mucking about with carrots. So here’s the thing, a while ago I planted two lots of carrots. The first lot I planted directly into the raised beds. The second lot I planted in the root […]
Way back in March when I was getting the spring planting underway, I spoke to you about the problems I can have getting carrots and beetroot to take. Mostly due to the length of time it takes for the ground to heat up here in Scotland and the fact that […]
It’s been mad hot this last few weeks and the idea of being in a hot kitchen cooking or even sitting eating hot food might not be so appealing, but then again not everyone gets excited at the idea of salad for lunch so we thought we’d share one of […]
It has been such a busy year at Ar Bruadair this year, it almost seems to have passed in a flash so I though it might be a good thing to pause and reflect on things before getting stuck head on into 2019. Every year has ups and downs, and […]
It’s been a while since I took you for a walk around the garden, so let’s do that. What’s looking good and what are the lessons learned for this year?
It’s getting dark about 4:30pm in the evenings now and it’s definitely chilly. Our veggies gradually slowed down their growth and have now come to a stop. It’s time. As much fun as it is in spring when all the new plants first pop their heads literally “above ground”, we […]
We are Kate & Eli, a middle-aged a Scottish couple sharing our adventures in growing veggies, fruit and flowers. We started in 2012 and have learned so much, so we thought, why not share?
