Agricultural weedkiller in my manure… again
I like to apply manure to my beds where I can because it’s a good…
Browsing: Sowing & Growing
Why ‘Dig For Victory’ is vital in 2020… #GrowYourOwnaForCorona
I’ve often told people that the ability to ‘grow your own’ food was a basic…
Phototoxicity – Beware the plants that burn!
We’ve probably all heard the horror stories about severe skin burns from Giant Hogweed exposure…
How to ripen green tomatoes – ethylene borrowing
In an ideal world we’d obviously like our tomatoes to ripen the best way, on…
Should you remove potato flowers and/or their fruits?
Over the years I’ve heard a number of allotment folk say that they remove the…
Lunar Gardening – Should We Pay More Attention to the Moon?
As very young children we are taught to love the man in the moon. As…
Top 10 Money Saving Vegetables to Grow Yourself
Following on from my last blog post about saving money on vegetable seeds, I thought…
Vegetable Seeds – Which Supplier is Cheapest in 2019?
This time last year I compared vegetable seed prices across the major UK seed retailers.…
How to Plant a Hedge in Autumn (an Ashridge Nurseries guide)
Towards the end of last year you may remember that I acquired another half plot…
Round courgettes ‘Tondo di Piacenza’ – a tasty revelation for 2018
Up until this year I had only ever grown traditional long courgettes at the allotment…