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Signs and Pottering; Rough Gardening During A Pandemic

17th May 2020 Colin Cross 2433 Comments

For what seems like weeks now I’ve been describing, in laconic detail, just how tough it is keeping a 600 (or so) square foot greenhouse in an adequate enough state of repair to do its [more…]

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Ooh, Aar, Rough Veg Gardening, A Progress Report

9th May 2020 Colin Cross 2766 Comments

Hello Postaliers, welcome to the latest progress report from the greenhouse at the end of the world, where summer has arrived early (as it often does) and work is limited, even with vents fully open [more…]

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Ooh, Aar A Progress Report On Rough Vegetable Gardening

2nd May 2020 Colin Cross 2380 Comments

Hello folks, being a rough old gardener has both pitfalls and rewards. The greenhouse itself has obviously seen better years and it’s a bit like Triggers rake. It’s the same greenhouse that was erected, along [more…]

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Ooh, Aar, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening Part 4

25th April 2020 Colin Cross 2460 Comments

Hello folks and welcome to part four of a guide to rough veg growing. It’s impossible to grow vegetables, even roughly, without a large number of containers, a decent space to work the magic, an [more…]

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The Suit

23rd April 2020 Colin Cross 3776 Comments

After much thought and many a battle with myself I’ve finally got around to completing another element in the “Twenty Five” series of writings. Maybe it’ll kick start me into finally getting on with it. [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening, Part 3

18th April 2020 Colin Cross 3329 Comments

Hello Folks, the pace is hotting up and we’re closing in on the really good part of rough vegetable gardening, apart from the harvesting that is; it’s time to get things in the ground that [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening, Part 2

11th April 2020 Colin Cross 2954 Comments

Alongside the onerous but rewarding task of preparing the ground for planting there are other jobs requiring the rough gardeners attention before the season gets into full swing. Being a Yorkshire man by birth, if [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening

4th April 2020 Colin Cross 2604 Comments

It’s no secret that I inherited a large, rickety old greenhouse from an ex commercial grower who just happened to be my Father-in-Law. In the 12 years or so since I moved to Cumbria and [more…]

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Adventures in Photography; Scenery, Landscape and “Views”

23rd March 2020 Colin Cross 6977 Comments

In this second article about photography I wanted to talk about how I take “scenery” photographs, many of which often require setting up and/or travelling specifically to a place to take pictures and others which [more…]

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