The Concrete Gardener: Bombs Away
I’m committed now, I’m going to bomb my concrete garden. Don’t worry (or maybe you’re clapping with delight?) I’m not using explosives. I’m going to bomb my garden with seeds, seedballs to be precise, from the...
The Concrete Gardener: DIY Composter
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to have a go at for months, and finally got round to it a few weeks ago. It’s a DIY composter and so far the results are great. Only problem I had was with holes for allowing a flow of air. My...
The Concrete Gardener: Tom’s Black Bottom
When I wrote this, little did I know that poor old Harvey would be dead within the year. Before anyone asks the obvious question, no I’m not talking about my bottom. I’m talking about my tomatoes. More to the point, why some of my...
The Indie Author: Don’t Fear Being Ruthless
I wrote this piece two years ago, but it still holds true. When you’re writing your latest novel you will at some point have to make changes to your plot. Even the simplest of stories is likely to need a necessary tweak here and there. But...
The Concrete Gardener: Demon Seed
A couple of years ago I went through a phase of wanting to grow various salad plants. I’ve had some success with tomatoes in tubs, particularly the Roma variety. Lettuce has been sporadic and this year is a disaster mainly due to a...
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