It really doesn't seem that long ago since we sowed our carrots, but we've already been able to harvest some of them within 3 months. They require regular (daily) watering to prevent them from splitting. To put it simply, if carrots are not watered a similar amount and at a similar frequency then they become... Continue Reading →
Too many cucamelons left us in a pickle!
After a slow start and us questioning whether any would ever appear, we ended up with far too many cucamelons! Having never grown them before, we weren't sure what to do with them - but our Instagram followers came to our rescue! Apparently pickled cucamelon is very popular both here and in the US! And... Continue Reading →
Courgettes: – Practising what we preach
We revealed our top tip for courgette-success in one of our previous posts, which is staking the plants and regularly tying the stalk to it. This results in the courgette plant taking up less space and also being much easier to harvest! As you can see (albeit I appreciate I'm only 5' 2") the courgette... Continue Reading →
Weeding out the brassicas
We planted out our cauliflowers and broccoli plants a few weeks back now, but the plants require a little maintenance throughout their growing period. A couple of weeks ago, some weeds had started growing around the base of the plants, so we carefully removed these with an onion hoe. However, this isn't the best method... Continue Reading →