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…
As promised, we have now put some suggested (hopeful!) dates to all the things we are looking to grow this year! We have set this out below - so let's see how closely we manage to stick to it! Already sown/planted Early Potatoes – Red Duke of York/Charlotte – 26/01/19 Chill pepper – Machu Picchu... Continue Reading →
This year we wanted to try Romanesco cauliflowers. We bought a lovely bright green variety, Navona which caught our eye, as well as Graffiti, a purple cauliflower! The seed packets recommend they are grown as autumn harvesting varieties, which would mean sowing in April/May. However, we couldn't wait to give them a try, so we sowed a couple... Continue Reading →
The sowing season is now very much upon us, and this weekend we sowed our Machu Picchu Chilli Pepper seeds. It was a very simple process, and didn't involve anything out of the ordinary! First of all we filled the seed tray with seed and modular compost (which is much finer than regular compost, therefore... Continue Reading →
It's really hard at this time of year not to wish away your life in return for the early arrival of summer and the possibility of harvesting the vegetables you have grown. But whilst we have to wait patiently for the weather to warm up (extremely patiently based on the snow that has been forecast... Continue Reading →
This afternoon we got going with our first bit of vegetable growing of 2019! It didn't take very long at all, but we've now planted 2 x 'Red Duke of York' and 2 x 'Charlotte' - which are first early new potatoes. Step 1. Fill the pot with multipurpose compost by approximately one third. Step... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year where there's not too much growing. However, it's a great time to start getting things ready for the new season. So that's just what we did! The courgettes, cucamelons, runner beans and cucumber plants are looking worse for wear (at best!) so we composted the plants and tipped out the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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