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Twelfth Night is coming.....
What do we do with our Christmas tree now the needles are starting to drop? Well there's no needles that will drop from this beauty, but...
Dec 29, 20214 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - December
In case you missed it you can listen again to the December show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We had a quick...
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Jobs for the month - November
Winter is on its way and the leaves are falling rapidly, and wind and rain are on the increase. Judging by the rain we've had over the...
Nov 2, 20215 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - October
In case you missed it you can listen again to the October show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We chatted seasonal...
Nov 1, 20211 min read


Forcing hyacinths
Well I've done it. I've finally planted mine up. They arrived the other day and they simply kept looking at me every time I walked past...
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Gourds, pumpkins and squash!
It's that time of the year where they're everywhere you look. But what are they? And is there a difference between them? Well the answer...
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Growing your own food - what to think about.
We hear more and more about food miles, trying to only eat produce that is in season and trying to have a greater awareness of food...
Oct 9, 20214 min read


Jobs for the month - October
Although we had some warmer days last month, autumn is now definitely here and it's starting to feel colder. It is though a lovely time...
Oct 1, 20215 min read


Plant sale - all funds raised will be donated to We Hear You!
The other month we were asked by We Hear You - a local, Frome based charity - if we'd like to support them by writing a number of...
Sep 30, 20212 min read


Plants we have in stock - September
If you're looking for plants that will provide you with some late summer colour and structure then we might have exactly what you're...
Sep 24, 20211 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - September
In case you missed it you can listen again to the September show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We spoke about a...
Sep 20, 20211 min read


Damson Gin
We didn't get a good harvest this year from our Victoria Plum trees this year but we didn't let that put us off getting our annual fix of...
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Jobs for the month - September
From a meteorological point of view Autumn is here! It starts 1st September. However from an astronomical point of view is starts a few...
Sep 1, 20214 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - August
In case you missed it you can listen again to the August show by following the link here: FromeFM | Trug and Lettuce We spoke about a...
Aug 23, 20211 min read


Slugs
We chatted about slugs and how we might control them on our FromeFM radio show back in June. You can listen to that again here: 12. Trug...
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Garlic and Onions - it's harvest time!
We wrote about our Solent Wights way back in January. If you missed that this is what we said then. From Plot to Plate - Garlic - they've...
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Aspidistras
When we’re selling plants at the Station Approach in Frome one of the many questions we get asked is “do you sell house plants” and we...
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Trug and Lettuce Radio Show - July
July was better than June - we sorted our scheduling and were only on the airwaves once! If you missed us you can listen to it here:...
Aug 13, 20211 min read


Autumn Bulb Planting
Inboxes and letter boxes will soon be getting full to the brim with bulb catalogues. Paper ones and digital ones offering all manner of...
Aug 13, 20212 min read


Cannas.
I canna do it! YES YOU CAN! Ah, the canna lily. A little bit of the exotic West Indies here in Frome. I’m not sure what I like best, the...
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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