Well, hello there folks. That’s been a strange couple of weeks hasn’t it? I apologise for the late mail but I have had the luminous vest on since last week ….Read more
Category: Growing Tutorials
Growing Tutorials
Sowing Chillies in February – How to Grow Chilli Peppers.
Not too chilly for growing chillies! You don’t need me to tell you that we are having a wet and windy February. So far we have dealt with high winds ….Read more
Tomato Growing Tips – Ripening and improving the flavour of tomatoes
We build a relationship with tomatoes unlike almost any other plant in our vegetable garden as they need such constant and varying care. We start off seeds when it is ….Read more
Easy Home Tomato Planting Tutorial
Following on from last week’s post I thought we would continue with more planting tips, this time on tomatoes as I put some in my tunnel at the weekend. As ….Read more
Vegetable Sowing and Planting Tips
Brace yourselves folks, we are now entering the busiest time of year in the vegetable garden. The soil has warmed sufficiently for sowing and planting out but has also warmed ….Read more
Planting Potatoes in March
Depending on your location early potatoes are planted in mid March once the days begin to warm. To be fair, the soil is probably warm enough to plant now in ….Read more
Sowing Peas in Early June
I have a soft spot for peas. They are easy to sow, look beautiful, are fascinating to observe as they climb and, of course, have a delicious sweet flavour. They ….Read more
Mulching is the key to a healthy garden
I have two books which are my vegetable growing bibles. One is Joy Larkcom’s ‘Grow Your Own Vegetables’ and the other is ‘Organic Gardening – The Natural No-Dig Way’ by ….Read more
How to feed fruit and vegetable plants
As we are coming into the main planting and sowing time I thought I would cover soil and plant feed as they are such an important part of the garden. ….Read more
Planting early onion sets in January
Onions have to be one of the easiest crops to grow and will reward you with delicious crisp bulbs with a homegrown flavour all their own. Onions can be grown ….Read more