This week I thought we would take a break from vegetables and look instead at the flowering garden. Some of you may remember my ambitious plans earlier in the year to create ….Read more
September 2020 in the Quickcrop Garden
It is incredible just how fast the season slips by, I can’t believe it’s September already! The final part of the season got away from me a bit (broken collarbone) ….Read more
Recognising Aminopyralid Weedkiller Contamination in Manure
Mackerel sky Before we get going, here’s a photo I took on Monday morning while out walking the dog showing a pretty ‘mackerel sky’ which, as you know, signals a ….Read more
July 7th – Quickcrop Vegetable Garden Update
I don’t know what the season has been like for you but thanks to a warm and dry early summer followed by some welcome rain, my garden is looking vibrant and green. ….Read more
New Perennial Style Planting Plans
Right then. For the last while I have been both adding to our list of flowering perennial plants and working on planting plants and corresponding plant packs. As the year ….Read more
The Quickcrop Garden in Early June
I thought we’d start the garden update with a couple of photos taken last evening while having a walk on a local bog. The photo above is of Eriophorum angustifolium or bog ….Read more
What to sow in late May and early June
The transition from May to June is a fantastic time in the vegetable garden as the crops you have planted or sown start to put on some proper growth and ….Read more
May 14th – Sowing Carrots and Dealing With Frost Damage on Potatoes
I hope this morning finds you all well and that the current restrictions aren’t bothering you too much. I must admit I am itching to do something outside the home ….Read more
May 5th, Planting tomatoes, chillis and cucumbers in the polytunnel
I made a vow to myself last week that I would go at least a month without including a photo of my tractor in these emails. As you see above ….Read more
The Advantages of a Victory Garden during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Victory gardens are fruit and vegetable gardens grown by the public both at home and in a community setting. In a war, much like in a pandemic, huge pressure is ….Read more