Proof that vegetable growing can be done by anybody. From a couple of under 30s – one who grew up growing and one who has just got going…
We're having varying success with our new crops for this year. The first of these, the pak choi seem to be growing away nicely in their pots, and before long we're going to have to decide where we're going to pot them up/plant them out. Next up are the soya beans which are less successful.... Continue Reading →
The Mimi tomatoes are the early ones that we potted up a few weeks ago and will grow on in the greenhouse. This is with the aim of getting an early crop of tomatoes. The Mimi variety is a lovely one that we've tried before. They should produce a plethora of yellow cherry tomatoes in... Continue Reading →
We're also giving strawberries a go. We have a container that we were gifted which is a set of three tier pots. We think these would be great to have strawberries trailing out of. As with most things, we filled the bottom of the pots with soil and then topped them up with multipurpose compost.... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, it was time to pot up some of our tomatoes. Dad has been looking after these for us from when they were sown as seeds until now, as they needed to be started off before our greenhouse was up and running. Tomatoes grow quite successfully in pots we've found in the past, so... Continue Reading →
Whilst I was still living at home, we've always had a herb garden. Last weekend, it was time to plant out the herbs we've been growing from seed. This year, we've gone for: Italian parsley, parsley, chives, tarragon, coriander and lovage. These have been growing in small cell trays since they were pricked out, and... Continue Reading →
A short update on the Cascadia sugar snap peas. These have now been planted out for a couple of weeks and are making good progress. We will be keeping an eye on them as they grow taller to make sure they're not getting caught up in the netting we've thrown over to protect them from... Continue Reading →
We wanted to try some tomatoes in hanging baskets this year. We've got to get a couple of brackets to fix them on to the house, but for now, we were going to grow them on in our greenhouse anyway, so that can wait another couple of weeks! We're trying something new for our hanging... Continue Reading →
The shallots have been growing excellently in their pots we planted them out in a couple of months ago. However, they were starting to outgrow them. Unfortunately, we haven't got anywhere set up in our garden to plant them out just yet. Therefore, they went on a little trip to Mum and Dad's where I... Continue Reading →
This weekend, we sowed some more seeds in containers. This time, it was Solo and Golden Eye beetroot, the first being regular red beetroot, and the other a yellow coloured beetroot - a new variety for us this year. We also sowed some Mixed Leaf lettuce, Bulls Blood beet leaves, Flyaway carrots and Rougette radishes.... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, we filled the beds in the greenhouse with some top soil. We can now grow vegetables direct in the beds, or most likely, in containers that we stand on top of the soil in the beds. We'll make sure that the pots have holes in the bottom though, both for drainage, and also... Continue Reading →
