Sowing & Growing
Easy to Grow Vegetables for a Hard Brexit
I don’t know about you but I became sick of hearing about Brexit three months before we even had a…
Browsing: Sowing & Growing
Health & Outdoors
Children gardening? They’re not even leaving the house!
‘We need to get more children gardening’ goes the all too common refrain but never mind gardening, it seems that…
Sowing & Growing
Tips for watering outdoor plants – When, Where, How?
I’ve been a bit short on blog writing time of late, between flower show volunteering and work (yes I DO…
Health & Outdoors
The instant boxes aren’t working. Try Gardening #NationalGardeningWeek
When I am in the garden or at my allotments my mind is not somewhere else. My mind is quiet…
Soil & Nutrients
Germination Temperatures: Sowing vegetables in a frozen March
Yes I know you’re anxious to get outside and sow those vegetable seeds, it’s been a long winter and spring…
Sowing & Growing
The fake Chinese rainbow seeds fooling gardeners but paying Google & eBay
Have you noticed the cyber invasion of fake ‘rainbow’ coloured tomato and flower seeds that are flooding the Internet? From…
Health & Outdoors
Why no-dig when digging is so GOOD for you?
“No dig is where it’s all at Matt, you should try it!”. No thank you very much… digging is one…
On the Allotment
Comparing Vegetable Seed Prices
January – a time for putting Christmas back into the loft and looking eagerly ahead to the forthcoming growing year.…
Health & Outdoors
Is it safe to grow your own food inside tyres?
Many allotment sites have already banned the use of tyres but I see the odd few being used at our…
On the Allotment
Brussels Sprouts – Pruning and Topping
If you’re growing Brussels sprouts you’re obviously already a lover of this much maligned Brassica. I grow some each year…