25. Orchard Season One
Orchard Season 1 - reviewing the fruit trees’ progress in their first season.
24. Green Tomato Jam
Harvesting the last of the unripe green tomatoes to make an unusual, fresh tasting green tomato marmalade.
23. Japanese Quinces
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles) with its beautiful crimson and vermillion flowers, its prickly branches and odd shaped fruit.
22. Late Season Tomatoes
Using the late season tomatoes to make store cupboard passata
21. Tree Planting
Tree planting along the boundary walls: silver birch and ornamental cherry trees.
20. Crab Apple Jellies
Harvesting the autumn crab apples to make jewel coloured crab apple jellies.
19. Orchard Planting II
Planting Phase 2 of the orchard: fan trained fig and peach trees.
18. Orchard Planting I
Planting Phase 1 of the orchard with cordon and fan trained fruit trees: apples, pears, plums, damsons, greengages, quinces and cherries.
17. Cucumbers and Pickles
Growing outdoor cucumbers for Swedish pickle
16. Orchard Clearing
Clearing out the brambles, climbers, elders and ivy to make space for an orchard in the walled garden.
15. Growing Strawberries
Experimenting with different ways to grow strawberries in the kitchen garden.
14. Wildlife Visitors
Wildlife visitors to the walled garden: hedgehogs, frogs, toads, voles and lots and lots of birds.
13. Rocket and Spinach
Picking early salad crops for rocket pesto and Catalan spinach.
12. Companion Planting
Using companion planting to deter pests in the kitchen garden.
11. Growing Tomatoes
Growing tomatoes in tomato planters.
10. The Gooseberry Harvest
Picking the gooseberry harvest to make gooseberry jam.
9. Kitchen Garden Planting
The Kitchen Garden: planning and planting out the raised beds.
8. Kitchen Garden Part III
The Kitchen Garden : water supply, composting and other services.
7. Kitchen Garden Part II
The Kitchen Garden : building the raised beds.
6. Kitchen Garden Part I
The Kitchen Garden: preparing the site.