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 grew a few different types of peppers and chillies last year. Some of them we really liked, and others we were pleased we'd tried, but wouldn't be in a massive hurry to try again. But that's just how it goes, we live and learn, and that's all part of the fun! One thing we... Continue Reading →
This time last year, we made a plan for the growing season ahead. So we thought it would be a good time to look back at that plan and see how we got on! Potatoes We'd set ourselves the goal of three sowings of potatoes for 2019, to harvest in May, July and December. Well... Continue Reading →
We were so pleased with how our Midnight courgettes grew last year in containers that we wanted to give them a try again this year. We did quite a late sowing, as there were already some that Dad had grown in the garden during the first part of the season, so we wanted some that would... Continue Reading →
The Essex District Association of the National Vegetable Society hosts a Mini Show each year in early July. This year, our sights were set on the collection of four kinds of vegetable, one of each kind. We had the following: cherry tomato, kohl rabi, courgette and potato. And this is our final exhibit! We were... Continue Reading →
We've tried growing three types of peppers this year: Padrons, Macchu Picchu and Snackbite. As an experiment, we have been growing some of each at our respective houses. A month or so back, the peppers needed potting up from their 3" pots. We potted them up at this point into 4" pots in multipurpose compost. Although it doesn't... Continue Reading →
There are a few things that you haven't heard about for a while, so we thought we'd give you an update on these. Sweetcorn After a number of weeks where the plants didn't seem to make much progress at all, they seem to have got established now and have shot up all of a sudden.... Continue Reading →
The kit has been growing with varying amounts of success across the different crops...! Spring onions Only two germinated, and then one of those didn't make it to this stage. The remaining one is still growing away in the pot (a pot big enough to fit 50 in!) but never mind, we'll see how it... Continue Reading →
Our maincrop potatoes were ready to harvest a week or two ago. The haulms had stopped growing, and were starting to lay over and die off. Although maincrop potatoes in the ground wouldn't usually be ready just yet, we think we had hindered ours slightly by growing them in the pots. Although handy for handling... Continue Reading →
We asked a gardener friend of ours that has experience of growing Romanesco cauliflowers to recommend a variety for us to try when we decided we wanted to give them a go this season. At the time, we were advised that Romanesco cauliflowers are an "autum" cauliflower, i.e. they grow best when maturing during the... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, it was time to thin out the Charisma carrots. We sowed three seeds per station in these pots with the intention of thinning them down to one per station once they were large enough. We took each station in turn, determining which plant we considered was the straightest and strongest, snipping the others off... Continue Reading →
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