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…
Our early sowing of Midnight courgettes were ready to plant out into their pots last weekend. As our greenhouse is still not fully erected, they are staying at my parent's house in the polytunnel to protect them from the colder weather. Which is lucky, as we've had some cold nights this week! We planted them... Continue Reading →
We managed to make some time (between eating chocolate eggs and lots of other home baked goodies!) to do some gardening on Easter Sunday. This time, it was sowing some more courgettes, and sowing our first cucumbers of the season. The varieties we've gone for are: Piccolo - an round/oval shaped green striped courgette. They... Continue Reading →
First up, we have an update on the Midnight courgettes. These are currently growing on in Dad's polytunnel, as we don't have anywhere to keep them just now. The greenhouse still needs to be assembled, but hopefully it won't be too long! It doesn't take them long though. Last week they were just starting to... Continue Reading →
Courgettes are extremely fast growing compared to lots of other vegetable plants. Don't get me wrong, it'll still be a fair while before we have any courgettes to eat, but you can really see the difference in the size of the plant itself week-on-week. This is a quick photo showing how much the Midnight seedlings... Continue Reading →
We sowed a number of varieties of tomatoes and some Midnight courgettes on 7 March. Below are some photos showing their progress by 14 March. It goes to show that although the plants themselves may take a little while to produce a fruit, it doesn't take long before they get moving and it's fun to... Continue Reading →
For those of you who have been following our blog for a while, you will have read much of the detail we're going to include below before. However, we think that sowing seeds well is super important when it comes to growing strong plants and ultimately being successful (most of the time!) with your vegetable... Continue Reading →
We wanted to spend a bit of time reminiscing about 2020 and the three favourite crops we grew. Despite 2020 being what can only be described as a bit of a peculiar year for all of us, it did also have some upsides for me personally. Working from home and the various lockdowns throughout the... Continue Reading →
At this time of year, there isn't half as much going on in the garden as during the spring and summer months. The cold/wet/windy (or all three at the same time!) weather can also be a bit of a block to getting outside! However, hopefully it won't be too long before the weather warms up... Continue Reading →
In 2020, we grew a couple of sowings of courgettes and a couple of different varieties, so we wanted to take this opportunity to look back on how they did as they are one of our favourite vegetables to grow (and eat!) As a reminder, we grew the following varieties: Midnight (a variety designed especially... Continue Reading →
I appreciate I'm not that tall, but before we starting growing courgettes up stakes, I never thought a courgette could grow taller than me. But they proved me wrong! This photo is of the British Summertime that we planted out in a container in the spring. And it's still going! In fact, it's got to... Continue Reading →
