Over the years I’ve heard a number of allotment folk say that they remove the flowers from their potato plants because it increases the number of…
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 came across an article recently called ‘How the Rich Brothers are trying to make gardening ‘cool’ again’ which frankly made be rather irritated. It’s an…
When we moved into our home there were a few rhododendrons and azaleas dotted about in the small front garden. I very quickly relegated them all…
If you’re anything like me you will no doubt relish a good thunderstorm for its garden and allotment benefits. All that lovely rainwater falling heavily from…
When confronted with the word ‘allotment’ too many people still think of immaculately-dressed retired old men with perfectly planted rows of vegetables, all destined for an…
As very young children we are taught to love the man in the moon. As a boy I owned a red telescope and there was something…
I grew up thinking that everybody gardened and that all children were given small plots of land at home on which to grow their own marigolds,…
Ever wondered what the Jack and the Beanstalk giant meant when he said “I’ll grind his bones to make my bread”? It’s an odd line when…
Following on from my last blog post about saving money on vegetable seeds, I thought it would be interesting to look at which grow-your-own crops save…
Latest edition of the seed price index for 2021/22 available here. This time last year I compared vegetable seed prices across the major UK seed retailers.…