The queen who went in the wrong place. Today I found a mystery awaiting me at the allotment. Ever seen this many bees. And bees with pollen disappearing within their midst? Usually you might get maybe a couple of bees wandering around under the floor. I had a look through the hive to see if that might help solve the mystery. All looked well at the entrance, the bees were enjoying the sunshine after a pretty miserable and rainy week.

This afternoon my husband found a tortoise in the garden. I had never seen a tortoise like this before. I could only guess that it was an exotic species someone had bought as a pet. The bulbs are up but the sun is obscured by a thick grey blan.

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Start cheap herb garden this thanksgiving using cuttings. Each thanksgiving I always end up buying rosemary and sage for our turkey dinner always having thoughts that I should plant some next springwinter happens then of course I forget until next thanksgiving. This year I got a bit more proactive and decided to just start the plants now using cuttings from fresh herbs I purchased from the grocery store. Couple ways you can go at this poin.

Fiona Grows Food on The Sodshow. Fiona at Bloom in the Park. Fiona on The Cottage Notebook. Fiona first began gardening in 2012 and in the subsequent years, her addiction to dirt, muck and anything downright filthy has taken over her life. Fiona only grows organic food and is not now, or never shall be affiliated with chemical weedkillers or pesticides.

We got up to the allotment for about five hours this afternoon and left it feeling like it was finally looking not. Okay, stuff that should have mostly been done in March, but at least we have some greenery in some of the beds now.