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 →
Planting out our Little Gem lettuces
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 →
Sowing our early Midnight courgettes
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 →