by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 30, 2023 | Gardening bore
Once upon a time we were fully intending to follow the ‘fast’ or ‘hot’ composting method, where you turn your compost regularly to aerate it and speed up decomposition. That was the idea. We pretended to ourselves that we would diligently turn our compost every month,... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 17, 2023 | Gardening bore
We’re off, Gardening Bore Gang. I’ve sown the first seeds. I’ve cleared the veg beds of last year’s debris. I’ve been catching up on Gardeners’ World episodes… It’s safe to say I’ve recaught the gardening bug. It goes this way every spring. March rolls around and I... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Feb 17, 2023 | Gardening bore
Seems a little early to kick off my annual Gardening Bore witterings, but no. March is nearly here, and with it the ritual of starting new seeds and clearing last year’s mess from the veg beds. (If you’re one of those people who do a big garden tidy-up before winter,... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 18, 2022 | Gardening bore
I’ve not been very Gardening Bore this year, have I? (On here, at least. I regularly bombard Instagram with pictures of tomatoes and courgettes.) Anyway, for those of you who come here for the garden porn, I apologise. Let’s give you a little fix to tide you over... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jul 22, 2022 | Gardening bore
Let’s check in on the veg garden, shall we? Because I realise I’ve hardly mentioned it since April, which is not very Gardening Bore of me at all. It’s been our best year yet for the veg garden. After we expanded it last year to make some extra new beds in front of... 
by Auntie Bulgaria | Apr 14, 2022 | Gardening bore
It’s a tale as old as time (or, more accurately, as old as this blog): I write about the excitement of kicking off the new gardening season and, sure enough, the weather says, ‘Nuh-uh. Here, have some snow. And some frost. Would you like more snow?’ Needless to say,...
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