Hand holding a jar of pickled radishes

Peeled and Pickled

A week ago I featured radishes in my 6 on Saturday post; watermelon radishes grow quickly, love the cool late summer/early autumn weather, they’re huge and when sliced resemble watermelons with their green thick outer skin and pink centre. I have an abundant crop and limited salads to add them to, and was searching for […]

Six on Saturday 23/03/2019 – First Saturday of Spring

Spring arrived Wednesday in the last few minutes of the afternoon and, as if rushing to keep up with a train schedule, the snow began to melt. These past few relatively warm, sunshiny days have exposed brown grass, fallen branches, soft squishy soil, soft squishy dog turds and, yes, Galanthus. That’s right, Snowdrops were pushing […]