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've had our sweet peppers and chillies growing on in the greenhouse, but it was time to give them some attention as they were starting to get quite tall. There wasn't enough space in the greenhouse to keep them all in there, so a few plants have now been moved outside, but the remainder have... Continue Reading →
The Diva cucumber plant is really taking off now. This is a great variety which produces lovely mini cucumbers which are great to snack on! In the left hand photo, we've got one that's nearly ready to harvest, and the right hand photo shows two more little cucumbers that are on their way. And then... Continue Reading →
We had a little look in the greenhouse at the weekend, and to our surprise the beefsteak tomatoes we've got growing in there have all got some fruits set. It's amazing how quickly the vegetables grow at this time of year, as there was nothing to be seen a week ago, just the flowers! We're... Continue Reading →
One morning last week, I was watering the garden and I noticed that our Big Beef tomato plant was starting to lean. As I filled each can of water, I noticed that it was leaning more and more and we were at a real risk that the plant was going to completely fall over and... Continue Reading →
Luckily, our Striped Armenian cucumbers are starting to pick up after an initial strike on being moved to our greenhouse. One is doing better than the other (this being the better one). I think they've improved for two reasons: 1. We started giving them more water; and 2. we gave them sun hats (yes, that... Continue Reading →
After a couple of weeks of throwing water around in the greenhouse keeping the tomatoes, aubergines and peppers topped up with food and drink, you've guess it - we've got weeds! Below are "before" and "after" photos. It didn't take long, but I made sure to get up extra early to get in there and... Continue Reading →
Our Kermit and Baby Bell aubergines are growing away nicely in their 10 litre pots in the greenhouse. It's surprising how much they've grown in the short time since they've been potted up. As with our other container crops, we're watering these morning and night, including a high nitrogen liquid feed every couple of days.... Continue Reading →
We are trying a couple of new varieties of cucumbers this year, Salt and Pepper and Striped Armenian. Last weekend, it was time to plant them out in the greenhouse. We've put them in the corners of the greenhouse as you can see below. We planted them out in bottomless pots which we pushed into... Continue Reading →
We've got lots of things coming along in the greenhouse now, both vegetables and some bedding plants. We are growing them on in here to give them a bit of protection whilst the weather is still a bit unpredictable. The courgettes we're growing in containers were placed outside during the day for the past couple... 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 →
