£4,722 Raised for Eden Valley Hospice

I would like to thank everybody who bought or helped to sell calendars, especially James Walker, Anne Irving, Eddie Shimmings, Reeds Printers and Iggesund. Thank you.

Vegetables Growing By the Solway Firth

A glorious early summer’s day in Cumbria and I was able to get the first of the tomatoes planted out into the garden. Rose Wolfe had sold me some Green Grape tomatoes, a sweet though green coloured tomato which has grown here before, though inside. Along side these I’m growing some un named yellow varieties which I found last year in the leek bed and have kept the seeds for growing on.

I’ve had ladybirds what ladybirds do well in the garden too – making love in the pear blossom – here’s looking forward to beneficial insects being plentiful this year.

Food Safaris in the Lake District – www.cumbriaonaplate.co.uk