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…
So I've decided I might not be such a strawberry pro! Although the plants are growing, they haven't produced plants that are nearly as big as we would've hoped! I have been watering them regularly to try and encourage them to grow, but it seems they just want to take it slowly! Last year we... Continue Reading →
As a reminder, the two varieties we're growing in our main sowing of courgettes for containers are Midnight and Sunstripe. Both are designed to be grown in containers, but one is green and one is yellow! This is what the plants look like now. And weirdly enough, even though the Sunstripe that we originally sowed didn't germinate so we had... Continue Reading →
There's not too much I'm overly confident in growing, but Charisma Carrots are something I grew last year, and they are sown, grown and harvested in the same single tub - so in many ways there's only a handful of mistakes I could possibly make! Last year, I was fortunate enough to pinch the soil/compost... Continue Reading →
Chris has grown his own tomatoes this year (perhaps he'll write an update on those at some point), but I didn't start any off from seed as I already had too many other things on the go. Dad has grown lots of different varieties though, so I've been helping him look after his, and last... Continue Reading →
Our early sowing of courgettes that we are growing in containers have been growing on along the pathway of the polytunnel to try and get them to crop a bit earlier. After a couple of weeks of slow growth (which always seems to be the same with courgettes!) they've started growing more steadily over the... Continue Reading →
We sowed some sugar snap peas, Cascadia, on 26 April and yesterday, these were big enough to plant out. We constructed a climbing frame for them to grow up out of some old square wire fencing which we stretched across the bed and held in place by tying it to a few stakes, one at... Continue Reading →
We sowed some carrots in containers on 26 April and some turnips, radishes and rocket on 2 May. The carrots took the longest to germinate, as expected, but are all showing their heads now. With all the wind and sun we've been having recently, it's been important to keep the containers watered so that the... Continue Reading →
These are difficult times for everyone - especially when you are a novice grower and can't call upon your usual expert (Emily)! That's not strictly true of course, with all the technology at our disposal these days, I've been able to get on with growing a variety of veg, including carrots, beetroot, lettuce, chard, tomato... Continue Reading →
A quick update on our sweet peppers and chilli peppers since we potted them up a couple of weeks ago. They are growing on well in the cold greenhouse, and are starting to form flower buds on most of the plants. The Trinidad Perfume is still behind the other varieties, but seems to be growing quite... Continue Reading →
It wasn't long before the courgettes were ready to be pricked out. The Midnight were ready first, so they got pricked out. The original Sunstripe we sowed rotted off unfortunately, so we sowed a couple more and one of those came, so that's been pricked out now, albeit a few days later. This is the two Midnight before we... Continue Reading →
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