About Gus

I spent most of my working life in a bakery: started on the ovens, ended up running the place, and somewhere in between learned that a production meeting can last longer than a loaf takes to prove. When the chance came to retire early, I took it, sold up in Leeds and moved to High Intake, a few acres where the fields give up and the moor starts.

I keep a few hens, a polytunnel that argues with the wind, more leeks than anyone needs and a herb patch that gets more attention than it deserves. Whisky, the collie, runs the place. I write down what works up here, because most of what I read was written for somewhere a good deal warmer.

A straight word

Gus is a character, made with AI and built on real growing know-how. The advice on this site is real, and every plant’s dates are checked before they’re marked CHECKED. Gus himself, his bakery and his stories are made up. He’d be the first to tell you.