A Friday at Montrouch in August
Friday is always a busy day at Montrouch. With two markets, the organic market in Narbonne and Place de la Republique producer’s market in Perpignan on Saturday there is a lot to get sorted out….
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Lazy Friday, Baking, Strimming, Basil, Thyme Mastichina and smelly geraniums
So it is Friday, the end of the week. A slow start and a fiddling day for me, before we pack the two vehicles this evening ready for Narbonne and Perpignan markets tomorrow. For Caroline…
A week at Montrouch in June
Well this Sunday is free, so a lazy time has been had by all here at Montrouch. All we have to do now is a couple of hours watering but that has to wait until…
Early March seed planting programme
Well March has arrived, and what a difference a few days can make. After the late frost at the end of February the temperate has shot up, it is not exactly T shirt weather, particularly…
January at Montrouch
January is a real transition month here at Montrouch. The days are still too short and the nights too long. We have to be careful with the electricity, the short days, even if sunny, do…
Back to work- at last
Sitting down for a well deserved cup of tea. After five weeks in hospital over Christmas and New Year, and a couple of weeks of fiddling around the Domaine repairing the damage the wild boar…
July 2015
As I keep losing, misplacing my work book I thought I had better start putting online so I always know where it is. This probably won’t be exactly fascinating reading for anyone else 23rd July…
Organic Plants in March
Judging by the plants, and not by the weather, it is mid March and Spring is finally showing signs of arriving here at Montrouch Organics. Even before the Spring Equinox on the 20th March when we…
Spring is just around the corner
Spring this year officially starts on the 20th March when the vernal equinox occurs- some one however seems to have forgotten to tell our plants that. Yesterday I decided to prune back the dead stems…
Pruning and cuttings
Just a quick morning’s run around before going out to Bill and Martine’s new house for a bbq with Jon and Ken. Cut back Chocolate, Bergamon, Pepper and Spearmints. Pruned back the Lavender in the…