Peter Norris

  1. Covers of crops

    Covers of crops

    Peter Norris April 25, 2016 Now there will finally be some rain here in the next few days, so the windows to the manure benches will be taken off during the day and come on again at night. It can be done reasonably quickly, and saves some...

  2. Potato mold

    Peter Norris August 27, 2016 This post is for once without a picture. And with good reason, because there must be limits to what is posted by photos. But it must still be told when, for the first time in 30 years of kitchen garden...

  3. Cabbage sticks turn into compost

    Cabbage sticks turn into compost

    Peter Norris December 4, 2016 Large old cabbage stalks from eg broccoli and Brussels sprouts can take quite a long time to decompose in the compost pile due to their woody surface. It is therefore often recommended that you first crush...

  4. Overwintering crops and moisture

    Overwintering crops and moisture

    Peter Norris December 27, 2016 When growing overwintering crops in the greenhouse, it is not so much cold, but rather moisture that is often the biggest obstacle to things surviving. There is virtually no evaporation during the winter...

  5. Reconstruction of the kitchen garden

    Reconstruction of the kitchen garden

    Peter Norris February 26, 2016 The kitchen garden is right now in the middle of a reasonably extensive rebuilding and renovation. Hallways are being relocated and made larger, and beds are being replaced, moved, turned and curtailed....

  6. The care of the kitchen garden is made easier

    The care of the kitchen garden is made easier

    Peter Norris March 21, 2017 One of the less fun (but too many unavoidable) aspects of garden life is when one has to admit that a widespread osteoarthritis in the flexible joints begins to put its limits on the manifestations. In short,...