I thought it might be a good idea to follow last week’s mail on sowing seeds with some notes on seed and potting compost. It might seem like a boring ….Read more
Category: Propagation
Propagation
Vegetable Seed Sowing Notes
Although it is still too early to sow anything I thought I would run through some seed sowing notes this week for any new growers who are unsure when or ….Read more
March 31st Vegetable Garden Update – Sowing Lettuce & Pruning Fruit Trees
I am afraid we have had to close the Quickcrop site for 3 days and not taking any new orders until Friday. As I think I explained last week we ….Read more
The Quickcrop garden in March – dealing with a wet Spring
Due to a relatively dry end to last week I had thought the worst of the weather was over. I said as much on Facebook (and nearly caused an International ….Read more
Sowing Tomatoes in late February – How to sow tomatoes
Despite the fact that I am usually busy enough in the polytunnel in late Winter (sowing sweet peas, peppers, broad beans etc….), it is not until I sow my tomatoes ….Read more
Growing Tomatoes in NW London with Rhys Jaggar
Timetable for growing tomatoes: a summary of a decade of learning I started growing tomatoes in the wet summer of 2009 and was quite frankly, not very successful. It probably ….Read more
February in the Quickcrop Vegetable Garden
Last weekend I was back in the polytunnel and sowed a few trays of seeds which I wanted to start on the heat bench (onions and leeks). It is still ….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
Using a Heat Bench or Propagator to Grow Vegetable Seedlings
We are nearly at that time again when we sow some tiny seeds in compost and see them magically transform into large tomato plants bearing 15-20 kg of fruit each. ….Read more
Sowing Seeds in Early Spring
As you may know my preference for most plants is to sow indoors in modular trays as you have a much greater chance of success. Freshly germinated seeds sown outdoors ….Read more