I don’t know whether you know this already but of the 267 species of bee in the U.K. and Ireland, 90% of them are solitary bees. Solitary bees don’t produce ….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
Wildflower planting for bees and other pollinators
I mentioned a couple of mails ago that we would be adding a new flowering plant section to our website but as usual I am a bit behind. We have ….Read more
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
Sea Campion – A Beautiful Coastal Wildflower
We are taking a break from the vegetable garden this week and looking at some wild flowers as they are often far prettier than anything in the garden. This week’s ….Read more
Planting for Honey Bees
It is rare you come out of a pub with anything useful but it was a chance encounter in a local hostelry which led to a complete transformation in my ….Read more
New Quickcrop Heavy Duty Fruit Cages
I did manage to do a test build of our new fruit cage system over the weekend. The photo above shows the frame without the net obviously but this 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
Growing Brassicas – How we bred this amazing group of plants
The Evolution of the Wild Cabbage Plant My recent bedtime reading has been ‘The Blind Watchmaker’ by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and I am now suffering from lack of sleep. ….Read more