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Gardening

Landscaping – Part One of MANY

W With good progress being made inside our Portuguese farmhouse renovation, it's time to take a look at a bit of landscaping. We have some big plans for our one acre plot of land - down in the veg garden, future vineyard, orchards and olive groves - but also around the house. Today we're…

An Update and a Pumpkin PROBLEM

It's the end of June down in our no-dig veg garden in sunny central Portugal. The weather has been more on our side recently and our small plants have had an explosion of growth recently. The beds are full and there's a couple of crops ready to harvest – even though it feels like the…

Disappointment in the Garden – Seedling Update

We tried to get a jump start on this year's growing season but not everything has gone to plan. Join us for a quick gardening update to check on the progress of our seedlings and a number of growing experiments we have underway. We'll also give you a tour of what we've got growing in…

Do Hardware Store LED Panels Work as Grow Lights?

Our seedlings are coming along nicely although it's not all good news. Some of them popped up much earlier than expected after the improvements we made to our seed starting system in our previous gardening video - and this ended up with some very leggy seedlings. In this video we'll install some lights to…

Four Improvements to Our SEED STARTING System

Spring is just around the corner and we're a bit late with our seed sowing for the season – particularly because we wanted to start early this year! In the past we've struggled with germination rate and we've narrowed it down to four potential pitfalls. We'll discuss the seed starting challenges we've face so…

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Knitting Needles

I've only just started knitting again and have had to upgrade from my original Symfonie needles (they tend to snap quite easily). I have a set of stainless steel needles from ChiaoGoo and also an ebony set from Lantern Moon.

I like both! The stainless steel was a little hard to get used to but yarn really glides on them. I like the look and feel of the Lantern Moon set too, but unfortunately they don't come in all the sizes I tend to use so I now end up switching between the two sets.

Crochet Hooks

I've tried loads of different single hooks to find the 'perfect' hook. I finally found what I was looking for in the Clover soft touch range. The hook glides well and the thumb rest is really comfortable. Unfortunately they don't seem to be available in a set, so I have a jar full of all the sizes I like to use.

Tunisian Crochet Hooks

My favourites are these from Lantern Moon, they're super comfortable and glide really well, and the best bit is that they swivel. They are also compatible with the KnitPro Symfonie hooks (these seem less sturdy but also glide well).

I also have a set from ChiaoGoo made from bamboo. These are very lightweight but I find that they can snag on some yarns (a nail file often helps to make the hook head better).

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