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Where Do We Get Our Seeds From?
It is that time of year again and if you are someone who starts your plants from seed you'll probably be starting or have already started...
Sue
Mar 24, 2022


Our Growers Christmas Gift Guide
*Ad-Gifted. All opinions are our own. One of us grew up gardening and has had green fingers her whole life and the other gardened with...
Sue
Nov 9, 2021


Dorset Raspberry Jam Recipe
Raspberry Jam is my absolute favourite and I don’t just love eating it, I love to make it, eat and gift it! This year I have decided to...
Sue
Oct 23, 2021


Tomato Blight
I think the thing I was most excited about this year on the allotment was having a greenhouse at last. Especially for growing tomatoes. I...
Sue
Sep 13, 2021


Small Space Gardening
We are often talking about growing our own veg here on the blog. One of us has a small garden and the other lives in a flat without a...
Sue
Aug 29, 2021


Mill House Nurseries
When we are preparing for our growing year, nothing gives us more joy than our visits to Mill House Nurseries. One of Dorset’s best...
Sue
Aug 25, 2021


January and February Allotment Jobs
People often say to me “ I guess there’s not much to do regarding the allotment in January and February. I say well actually I've been...
Sue
Feb 3, 2021


Putting Lottie to Bed for the Winter
It’s the end of the growing season now, although I do have some cabbages, broccoli, leeks and chard to continue through the winter. For...
Sue
Nov 24, 2020


How to String Onions
I was very pleased with my onion crop this year from my allotment. I bought my onion sets from Thompson and Morgan and chose Suttgarter...
Sue
Nov 19, 2020


There's Something in the Autumn Breeze
As soon as I smell the autumn air that switch flicks and I get a desire, almost a need to start gathering and storing food.
Sue
Oct 3, 2020

Meet Sue
Mother, grandmother and lover of the county where I live. Blogging about Dorset here at Dorset Country Life. Find out more...






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