The Tomato Diaries #2

I sowed these tomatoes on 13 March – 1 x ‘Yellow Delight’ and 7 x ‘Gardener’s Delight’ survived and on … More

Monthly Roundup: April 2021

Raised Bed preparation Raised Bed A I tackled this bed mid-month, hoping that we’d seen the last of frosty nights! … More

Greenhouse Growing (6)

Let battle commence! With an offer of three bags of grit for £12 at our nearest – and smallest – … More

Sowing and Growing a Winter Harvest (5)

I am re-thinking my plan to use the potato growing bags for salad crops, since the slimy ones decimated the … More

Weekend Workout

The saga of the logs continued for much of Saturday. We found another supplier and sent a message, yes he … More

Sowing for a Winter Harvest (4)

Seeds Mindful of the time it takes for seeds to germinate and develop into plants large enough to plant into … More

Insulating the Greenhouse (3)

With plenty of seedling growing in the potting shed, and hundreds thousands of salad leaf seeds to sow, I was … More

Planning for a Winter Harvest (2)

There are – it seems – a few things that can be grown in an unheated greenhouse –  with sufficient … More

Preparing the Greenhouse for Winter Crops (1)

Though it is still officially Summer until 22 September 2020, thoughts turn to which crops I can sow and grow in … More

Compost Corner: Recycle/Re-use spent compost

After the mad dash in Spring to buy in bags of compost for my vegetables (the Allotment being out-of-bounds due … More