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 wanted to give a quick update on some of the things we've been up to this weekend (in between heavy downpours of rain!) We've been a bit quiet for the past few weeks. There are two reasons: 1. That it's that time of year where the nights draw in and it gets colder and wetter,... 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 →
The outdoor cucumbers are still absolutely loving life up against the fence. To be fair, they have got one of the best spots in the garden: protected from the wind, and in the sun for the longest part of the day as any part of the garden! This is a couple of Diva cucumbers that are happily... 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 →
It didn't take the sugar snap peas long to germinate. This is a photo a week after sowing, but they were starting to poke their heads through 3 or 4 days in. Again, we've had pretty good germination, with just the odd seed not germinating - it's always to be expected. As soon as the... Continue Reading →
In the gardening world (or in life generally, to be honest), you can't have everything go exactly to plan. Although overall, we're having a very good growing season and are enjoying lots of tasty produce that we've been growing. However, we wanted to share a couple of things that haven't gone quite (or at all!)... Continue Reading →
Now we've started picking the sugar snap peas, they just keep coming. We've had them for countless meals now (not that we're complaining!), so we wanted to share our top three meals with you. Vegetable stir fry (you can even see a few bits of purple cauliflower here!) Green Thai curry (oh, and more purple... Continue Reading →
As you'll know if you've been following our blog posts, we've been growing three varieties of outdoor cucumbers this year: Marketmore, Tasty King and Diva. My favourites are the Diva, a snack size cucumber. I harvested this one shortly after taking the photo and ate it before it even got out of the garden! Next... Continue Reading →
It's been a long wait, but the peppers are starting to ripen. Well...one variety is, the Snackbite. We've grown this variety before and they're absolutely delicious, so very much looking forward to trying this one out in the next few days once its fully ripened. In other pepper news, the Basket of Fire are clearly... Continue Reading →
Our outdoor cucumbers are all doing well. The Marketmore are growing up their wire mesh nicely. Unlike the other plants, we are not tying these up with string, and are instead relying on the plants to climb the wire mesh and cling on using their tendrils. They seem to be getting on alright so far! Therefore, the... Continue Reading →
