Tommy's Garden Spot

While my Bears Unlimited friends have been gallivanting round the country having adventures in the Lake District and on the waterways, I've been hard at work in the garden. I wouldn't want you to think I'm complaining though, as nothing makes me happier than being out in my garden, and I am the gardening bear after all. I do admit though, I do like sitting in the garden with a cup of tea, admiring the results of my work, as well as doing the actual gardening work.


This year I grew a whole load of butternut squashes and cucumbers from seed, as well as my usual beans, tomatoes and courgettes. Here I am, a few months ago, planting my seeds and talking to them to encourage them to grow. The cucumbers claim to be burpless so there will be no excuses for uncouth behaviour from any of my B.U. friends. The squash plants are growing rampantly and spreading everywhere, but no signs of any squashes yet - paws crossed though.

Two veggies which I can reply on to do well in our garden, are potatoes and broad beans. Both have been extra prolific this year and we have so many potatoes, Chef Oakley is burning the midnight oil, studying his recipe books and surfing the net to find new and exciting things to do with potatoes.


I've had so many broad beans for shelling that I've had to rope in all of the Norfolk branch to help, and visitors. Fortunately we had a lovely sunny evening when we picked a big crop and we all sat outside drinking tea while we podded.


We were handling such industrial quantities of beans that we had to have a wheelbarrow to take away all the empty pods - for composting of course.

I'm having quite an easy time of it now as all this rain means that I don't have to do any watering. It does result in lots of weeds though, some bigger than me!

Lots of love, Tommy xxx