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Another year of underperformance

26-Dec-07
Our abies koreana has probably grown about half an inch this year. It has thus failed to meet its very reasonable targets which we set a year ago. Yet this is the season of goodwill, and the kind-hearted Louise has granted a reprieve. For some reason, she has a soft spot for this straggly piece of Korea in our back garden. But she's going to move it - to make room for a dogwood - and we'll see if it does any better in our front garden. I somehow doubt it. Tune in this time next year. Related posts:A forlorn Abies Koreana This is the time of year when we think of...Some New Year drumming First, a video posted to YouTube ...
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Grow your own Korean vegetables

12-Dec-07
Louise has been browsing the magazines for possible cures - or replacements - for our sickly abies koreana. Browsing the Royal Horticultural Society's periodical the other day she found an interesting feature on Korean vegetables. A local Korean who grows Korean vegetables in his New Malden allotment was featured. For those who want to grow their own Korean vegetables, the most useful thing in the article was a short list of on-line resources where the seeds can be ordered. The links are given below, together with the article itself. Links: Main article in the RHS Garden Magazine Not very good instructions on how to make bulgogi Sources for seeds for Korean vegetables and herbs: Chiltern Seeds in Cumbria (tel 01229 581137) Arne Herbs in Bristol (tel 01275 ...
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A forlorn Abies Koreana

26-Dec-06

A forlorn Abies Koreana

This is the time of year when we think of people less fortunate than ourselves. There are special charity appeals, and soup kitchens spring up in church halls across the land. Spare a thought, then, for a Korean refugee in our back garden, whose days I think are numbered. He's picked on by the locals, and needs a stick for support. We found him in a garden centre three years ago and took pity on him. Actually, I had high hopes. On display was a splendid conifer bush, four feet high and with a spread of five or six feet, with pretty silver-blue foliage and interesting cones. I was immediately attracted to it, and when I saw its name was Abies Koreana, ...
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