John's experiences
10th May 2014 - It's May time! (Beans)
17th May 2014 - Success with seeds
17th May 2014 - It's May time! (Tomatoes)
25th May 2014 - It's May time! (Cucumbers)
30th May 2014 - It's May time! (Potatoes)
5th July 2014 - Flaming June
2nd August 2014 - July in the vegetable garden
8th August 2014 - August in the vegetable garden (part 1)
21st August 2014 - August in the vegetable garden (part 2)
2nd September 2014 - A late summer harvest (part 1)
10th September 2014 - Mid September (part 2)
24th September 2014 - Late September (part 3)
4th October 2014 - The season of mellow fruitfulness - October (part 1)
20th October 2014 - Late October (part 2)
2nd November 2014 - Early November (part 1)
22nd November 2014 - November (part 2)
6th December 2014 - December (part 1)
16th December 2014 - Christmas sowing
17th January 2015 - 2015, and a new season
5 February 2015 - the potatoes are in!
21 February 2015 - It's February - and it's cold and wet!
8th March 2015 - It's March and Spring has sprung
23 March 2015 - It's silly season!
3rd April 2015 - April (part 1)
19th April 2015 - April (part 2)
3rd May 2015 - It's May and the hungry gap is at its end
22nd May 2015 - The darling buds of May
5th June 2015 - It's Summer time
27th June 2015 - The End of June
17th July 2015 - July
3rd August 2015 - August (part 1)
24th August 2015 - August (part 2) and it's on with the shows!
15th September 2015 - September (part 1)
26th September 2015 - Late September (part 2)
10th October 2015 - Early October article
29th October 2015 - Late October article
13th November 2015 - November and falling leaves
20th November 2015 - Late November- fruit judging, chickens and leeks
5th December 2015 - Early December
22nd December 2015 - Christmas 2015
10th January 2016 - The start of a new year!
29th January 2016 - Late January, time to start sowing seeds
27th February 2016 - February and the potatoes have arrived
26th March 2016 - March and Spring is upon us!
17th April 2016 - April and sowing for show
29th April 2016 - Late April and the frost nips
8th May 2016 - May Day madness
29th May 2016 - Late May and it's almost June
11th June 2016 - The June Round up
25th June 2016 - mid summer has passed
8th July 2016 - one of the most colourful times of the year and the front garden is blooming
14th July 2016 - July and time for a summer party
30th July 2016 - On with the show
14th September 2016 - August and in some parts of the country there is already a chill in the air
19th November 2016 - Fading Autumn
24th March 2017 - Almost Spring
2nd April 2017 - April, and Spring is most definitely upon us!
16th April 2017 - mid April
1st May 2017 - May Day
19th May 2017 - mid May
28th May 2017 - June and a New Harvest
10th June 2017 - where is the rain?!
16th June 2017 - peas & cues
25th June 2017 - it's hot, it's sunny and it's dry!
9th July 2017 - Hampton Court Show and the onion harvest
27th July 2017 - Hants DA Open Garden and Southern Branch championships preparation
13th August 2017 - Early August and the New Forest Show
20th August 2017 - dodgy leeks and splitting courgettes
10th September 2017 - Down Dorset way
30th November 2017 - It's Autumn and Garlic time!
17th February 2018 - Time to get going!
21st February 2018 - Spring is in the Air
18th March 2018 - Let it snow
31st March 2018 - Easter weekend means potato planting
20th April 2018 - Mid April so planting out has begun!
11th May 2018 - Late April and a bit of a disappointment
27th May 2018 - Delicious first early potatoes
1st June 2018 - 21 days until mid Summer
17th June 2018 - Cropping swings into top gear!
1st July 2018 - It's summer time
20th July 2018 - sweltering July
5th August 2018 - the sweetcorn has finally arrived!
26th August 2018 - on with the shows
6th September 2018 - September and there's an Autumnal feel in the air
30th September 2018 - more shows and preparing for Autumn!
6th October 2018 - it's time to get digging before the rain
19th October 2018 - the Indian summer (was alright whilst it lasted!)
9th November 2018 - November (and the heating is on!)
2nd December 2018 - more foraging
20th December 2018 - Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, we just need some Brussels sprouts to go with it!
15th January 2019 - The New Year and the pot leeks have arrived
2nd February 2019 - February
16th February 2019 - mid February

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