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
Category: Growing Tutorials
Growing Tutorials
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
April 30th Garden Update – Seedling Sowing Tips
As we move towards the beginning of May, things really start to move in the vegetable garden. Up until this point there have been very few seeds we can sow ….Read more
What Do I Need To Grow Vegetables?
What exactly do you need to grow vegetables? If you are asking this question then it is safe to assume you are thinking about growing your own vegetables for the ….Read more
April 20th Garden Update. Filling raised beds and planting French beans.
Garden Update I am making some progress in the garden this week with a few tips coming to mind which hopefully you will find helpful. The first tip I have ….Read more
Growing Your Own Food During A Pandemic – 10 tips from the experts
With the current pandemic forcing many of us to stay at home, there has been a surge in interest in growing your own food. Panic buying gave way to a ….Read more
March 2020 Vegetable Garden Update
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
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
Sowing Sweet Peas and Broad Beans in January
I am not sure what it’s like with you but we have has some real January weather over the weekend with some hard overnight frosts. A hard frost ads a ….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