september

September – Getting ready for Winter

September is a time of year when you can start preparing for Winter. Take some time to look round your garden and take a careful note of the growth that the trees have made over the Summer months. Decide which branches need to be pruned and which trees need to be coppiced. If you don’t [...]

Dried Beans

Many people who move to Brittany from the UK do not appreciate the full value of beans as a crop. This is because most of the legume crops grown in Britain – broad beans, runner beans, French beans, peas, etc – are eaten fresh, and therefore only have a short season.
In many parts of France, [...]

Apple Props

Don’t forget that overladen apple branches commonly snap under the weight of the fruit. If there seems to be any danger of this happening, either remove some of the fruit, or prop up the branch with a suitable prop.

Apple Harvest

September is the main month for the apple harvest and, although it may sound strange, even after so many months of anticipation, it is easy to find oneself unprepared for the crucial moments of harvest.
Apple boxes and crates should be got ready and a good place identified where the apples, once harvested, can be put [...]