I thought I was being a little premature in already thinking about next year’s growing season but having asked around on Twitter it appears not… I think…
Author: Matt Peskett
Matt Peskett
Matt is a web publishing and digital marketing consultant who in his free time enjoys allotmenteering and gardening. Horticulture is in the family genes (hence the socials name grow like grandad) and Matt has been growing his own vegetables since he was 7 years old. He also had a mad few years tweeting anonymously as Monty Don's dog Nigel from Gardeners World.
I do it each year – I sow more courgette plants than I could possibly need, then I can’t bring myself to discard them. Before I…
July and August are my two favourite months at the allotment, the greenery is really kicking in and starting to make the hard work seem worthwhile.…
Wildflower meadow planting looks naturally stunning, the mixed flower displays continue for a longer period of time and they are also great for pollinators such as bees and…
Rooks, pigeons and pheasants are a real nuisance at my allotment and given half the chance they’ll demolish cabbages, sprouts or anything else they take a fancy…
When we became parents for the first time we tried to attend our local church on Sundays in an effort to get our eldest on a…
My gardening great grandfather George Cook swore that garlic was the key to a long life (and he lived to 108), he may have been on…
If I had a pound for each time I heard somebody recommend crushed egg shells as a slug and snail barrier I’d be rich. The problem…
I like to grow onions from sets because it’s easier then messing around with seed germination in the freezing winter and I can usually pick sets up…
I made my first trip to Sweden at the weekend with MrsGrow, we went to Stockholm to see Depeche Mode live in concert. MrsGrow is a…