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
Category: Seasonal Articles
Seasonal Articles
Vegetables to Sow in June – and a little bit about steamrollers
Although I find it very difficult to comprehend I have to accept that there are people out there who don’t find photos of vintage machinery interesting. If you are one ….Read more
Planting Summer Flowering Bulbs
As some of you may remember we added daffodils and tulips to our range two years ago. I got very excited about this and was guilty of making off with ….Read more
Solar Garden LIghts
The clocks haven’t yet gone back and the leaves are still on the trees but there is definitely a change in the light. I love my time spent in the ….Read more
Planting French Garlic in Autumn
It’s the start of Autumn here and we’re clinging on to a vague suggestion of an Indian Summer. It’s still dry enough to spend a bit of time in ….Read more
Delicious Vegetables to Sow in Late June
After last weeks brilliant article on late sowings of peas and carrots I got a number of mails asking what other vegetables can be sown at this time of year. ….Read more
How to Grow Potatoes – Potato Types Explained
Apart from clearing the garden and adding manure of compost to your soil, planting potatoes is the first proper thing you can do in the vegetable garden. In Ireland early ….Read more
February 2018 – Vegetable Garden Update
This weekend showed some real promise with blue skies and the first fleeting traces of heat from the sun. As you see from the photo (taken on Sunday morning) the ….Read more
Tips on planning your vegetable garden
I spent a fun few hours on Friday planning the Quickcrop vegetable garden for the year ahead and making a start on clearing the polytunnels and preparing our beds. Drawing ….Read more
Tips on sprouting or ‘chitting’ seed potatoes
As you can see from the image above our seed potatoes for this year have now arrived and are looking forward to going out to their new homes. We have ….Read more