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 took the bank holiday weekend as an opportunity to sow some more vegetables to enjoy over the summer months. First up, Chris was sowing some Rougette radishes and some mixed leaf salad in containers. These are sown in multi-purpose compost and then covered with some sieved compost to exclude the light whilst the seeds... Continue Reading →
Our onions are starting to bulb up now. Fingers crossed they carry on bulbing up to a good size before they stop growing. However, it probably won't be that long before they stop throwing up new leaves at which point they won't swell any more. On that basis, we are giving them a little bit... Continue Reading →
We're having varying success with our new crops for this year. The first of these, the pak choi seem to be growing away nicely in their pots, and before long we're going to have to decide where we're going to pot them up/plant them out. Next up are the soya beans which are less successful.... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, we filled the beds in the greenhouse with some top soil. We can now grow vegetables direct in the beds, or most likely, in containers that we stand on top of the soil in the beds. We'll make sure that the pots have holes in the bottom though, both for drainage, and also... Continue Reading →
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