What to sow or plant in September – it’s not too late!
I have included below some good things to sow or plant out as vegetable seedlings in September. Most of the varieties mentioned are available as seed or as seedling plants on our website, any varieties mentioned below which are past their sowing date are available as seedling plants.

Autumn/Winter growing is dependent on the weather and unless you are growing in a polytunnel all growth will stop around mid November no matter what. True overwintering plants like garlic, spring cabbage and overwintering onions will put some growth down before November but will then lie dormant until growth resumes in the Spring. Autumn plants like turnip Tokyo cross or autumn lettuce are planted now for crops before it gets too cold, they are the last hurrah of the season. If you don’t have a polytunnel you can still extend your season somewhat by using polythene cloches or mini polytunnels placed on your soil or attached to raised beds, I have included links for these below. Continue reading →

As you know my top priority is keeping you happy so when I noticed a sunny spell outside the office window I sped over to the Quickcrop garden to take some photos. I was concerned, you see, that you might be feeling a bit low stuck in the office or wherever you are so thought I’d add some colour to your screen. Continue reading →

July in the garden is a bit of a double edged sword, Mother nature shows her muscles both in the vigourous growth from your vegetable crops but also in the vigourous growth from your weeds. While you marvel at the speed your runner beans scramble up their supports you must also me amazed at how an area you weeded 5 minutes ago is again covered in fat hen and groundsel seedlings. Continue reading →

What can I sow or plant in my garden now?
Everything! Well, pretty much everything. You will be too late to sow most warm climate crops which need a long growing season like tomatoes, peppers and aubergines but nearly all the outdoor stuff is good to start now. May is really the best time sow or plant as the soil has warmed sufficiently and while frost is still a risk it is much less likely to be a problem. I am located in the North West so I tend to leave things a little late (I am also completely disorganised), but even for warm Southerly gardens May will be the busiest month in the garden. Continue reading →