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…
One of the most exciting parts of the growing year (for me anyway!) is when the fruits of all your labours start to form. Don't get me wrong, the harvest part is even better, but I'll settle for this for now! Here, we have a selection of our tomatoes that are starting to set fruits:... Continue Reading →
As we've mentioned before, we are members of the National Vegetable Society ("NVS"). As part of our membership this year, we have volunteered to trial some seeds for one of the Society's sponsors, DT Brown. We thought we'd use our blog to keep you updated on how we're getting on with the varieties we're trying.... Continue Reading →
Back in February, we sowed our first sowing of container carrots, Red Ideal. We're not sure why, but the germination wasn't great. Maybe it was because it was too cold at that time of year, or perhaps because of the seed as it was a packet we started last year. So here we have it... Continue Reading →
We're doing a bit of a trial with the Little Gem lettuces that we sowed a couple of weeks back. Some of the plants we planted out into pots and Dad is going to grow these on in his cold greenhouse. We have also planted some out into a pot and we're going to grow... Continue Reading →
For the last couple of years, we've done an extra early sowing of courgettes that we've grown under cover until it's warm enough to place them outside. This year is no exception, so our Midnight courgettes were sown on 6 March. As usual with cucurbits like courgettes, we sowed the seeds on their edge to... Continue Reading →
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