A Little Bit of This and That

Homely Matters

I have had a little more time recently to get more confident with the grannys. In fact much enjoyment has been gained by these little squares and they are great for relieving boredom of a long journey. So far I have five but the first one is bigger than the rest for some reason so might need to be re-done. Anyway I think they are really pretty even though I think the yarn I chose is a bit thick and it keeps splitting. It was on offer at Hobby Craft and I love a bargain so I'll persist with it! I love the colours and can already imagine them becoming a little cushion.

Also on the agenda has been looking after my baby plants. (Cucumber, lettuce, sweet pepper, rocket, spinach, cherry tomatoes, basil and coriander.) I'm also very happy to report that we now have about 25 chillies growing steadily on our chilli plant and I just love watching them change colour.

Mr K suprised me over the holidays with a gorgeous bunch of flowers quite unexpectedly and they have made me happy every time I looked at them. Thankyou Mr K. x

I hope you are all enjoying a little bit of this and that of your own. It's so nice to have a few things on the go to look forward to after a day at work. x

Window Sill Produce

Homely Matters

We have no garden and no outside space to call our own but what we do have are four very large window sills, two of which get plenty of sun in the summer time. Last year I grew peppers and chillies for the first time. They were quite successful. 

That is more than I can say for the tomato plants which grew very tall, took over a little too much and produced zilch! Not quite sure why. There’s probably a perfectly simple explanation but I have no clue and before you ask - yes I did feed them with tomato food! So this year I’m having another go at planting. I’m going to try lots of herbs – and a few other things. I was thinking of trying some lettuce but I’m not sure what a good variety is to grow on a window sill. Any advice?

In November last year, I was given a lovely unusual chilli plant by my brother who said the seeds had come from South America and that the chillies are extremely hot.  It has been looking very sorry for itself. The leaves seemed to be wilting and I didn’t think it was going to make it but it has surprised me with some new baby chillies, which I’m very pleased about. I quite fancy making chilli jam this year if I get enough.

 I know we are only very small scale gardeners but it's still very satisfying to eat some of our own produce. If you have done any window sill gardening please let me know of your successes.

To those of you who who are lucky enough to have gardens, I hope you are making the most of them! xx