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 decided to grow some salad vegetables in large pots again this year. So the weekend before last, we got started! We put a few inches of soil in the bottom of each pot to act as anchorage if the wind gets up, and then filled each pot almost to the top with multipurpose compost.... Continue Reading →
You may remember that we sowed some early potatoes back at the end of January. We are hoping to harvest these mid-late May, but in order to do so they have had to be grown on for most of their lives indoors to protect them from the cold weather and frosts. However, we also wanted... Continue Reading →
We haven't had a chance to write a post for a couple of weeks, but there's been lots going in! Potatoes These were planted in late January, but have been kept indoors as we are still getting a few sharp frosts here in Essex. Firstly, they were growing in the lean to greenhouse with a... Continue Reading →
Just a week after sowing, the Machu Picchu, Navona and Graffiti were ready to prick out. Unfortunately, we haven't got round to writing this post until now though, so they've moved on a bit from now (see updated photos at the bottom of the post!) The cauliflowers were pricked out into 3 inch pots which... 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 →
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 →
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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