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…
Last weekend, some of our peppers needed pricking out. For those of you totally new to growing, "pricking out" is the term used for transplanting recently germinated seedlings into their first pot or cell tray. After this, it is typically referred to as "potting on" or "planting out" depending on whether you're upgrading the plant's... Continue Reading →
Although we've got through the shortest day back in December (and Blue Monday earlier in the week), this is still my least favourite time of the year. The nights might be drawing out, but not quick enough, and its cold, wet and more often than not frosty and or foggy. Therefore, what better time to... Continue Reading →
Although overall we were really pleased with how our little garden grew for us last year, but this post is focused on some of our learnings from the 2021 growing season. We'll come on to celebrate some of our favourite bits in a future post. Our first one relates to peppers. Although we've just about... Continue Reading →
We've been growing a variety of tomatoes for a couple of years now called Yellow Mimi. It's a yellow, cherry tomato that we originally came across as a result of our membership with The National Vegetable Society. As part of our membership each year, the Society's sponsors provide some free packets of seeds to members.... Continue Reading →
It's always exciting to start sowing seeds for the new year, and as we've said before, peppers take a fair while to grow, so they're our first! This year we had planned to focus on sweet peppers rather than chillies - although we like the odd chilli in a chill con carne or curry or... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since we last posted, but one of our New Year's Resolutions is to pick up the frequency of our posts again. It's much easier to do that once we get into the spring and summer months, but that doesn't mean there's nothing at all going on in the garden at the... Continue Reading →
We really like tapas, and are always finding an excuse to have it. But what better excuse than your own homegrown padrons! We tried growing padrons last year, but it was a bit hit and miss whether you got a hot one or a mild one which made the whole experience a bit more like... Continue Reading →
We shouldn't complain, as courgettes are my favourite seasonal vegetable. However, I think maybe we got overexcited with the number of plants we needed to feed two of us as it turns out we have courgettes coming out of our ears. We've had them in stir frys, as a side of veg with almost any... Continue Reading →
We've finally planted up our raised bed. Ideally, we would've filled it with some more compost and top soil but the plants that we wanted to get in there were well overdue being planted out and so we planted out with what we had turned over from the lawn and soil underneath to give them... Continue Reading →
We've had our sweet peppers and chillies growing on in the greenhouse, but it was time to give them some attention as they were starting to get quite tall. There wasn't enough space in the greenhouse to keep them all in there, so a few plants have now been moved outside, but the remainder have... Continue Reading →
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