While I am not a fan of of winter I do enjoy preparing for it. There is great satisfaction in harvesting and storing crops in October, protecting beds from heavy rain and generally ….Read more
Category: Seasonal Articles
Seasonal Articles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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