There are still some harvests to gather in the garden – the last few marrows and gourds need to be picked before the frosts, and the rows of parsnips are now demanding to be harvested to provide winter delights such as parsnip chips and curried parsnip soup, which are practically unknown to the French.
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There is an old Provencal saying: “Plantez avant la Sainte Catherine et vous auriez de bonnes racines” – plant before 25 November to have good roots.
If, like us, you have access to an irrigation canal, water supply is simple during the summer months: you water or irrigate at the set times as laid down by your Mairie.
It can come as quite a surprise just how much water is lost from a swimming pool via evaporation, due to heat, humidity and wind.
The mosquito, (‘little fly’ in Spanish) has been around for more than 30 million years.
Evaporation or a leaky pool? It can come as quite a surprise just how much water is lost from a swimming pool via evaporation, due to heat, humidity and wind.
Neither are anything new, but these are 2 scams which have come to our attention recently.
GARDENING NOTES FOR JULY by Gill Storey When fine weather arrives in July, we are out there at 7 in the morning weeding and planting before the temperature rises too much. This is the time for…
Among the many fascinating things you may see in summertime around our rivers, ponds and lakes are damselflies and dragonflies. In the P-O we’re lucky to have around 60 species of these beautiful flying jewels.