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 were right that the pak choi were nearly ready to harvest. And luckily we did, as they've started to go to seed now with all the hot weather. They were still fine to eat though, flower heads included! Below is a photo of our first harvest with we had with some salmon and veg... Continue Reading →
Soya beans The soya beans finally seem to have got off their feet. We only have four plants, but hopefully we'll still get some sort of crop. In fact, we need to Google how you grow them on, as we haven't grown these before! For now, they seem to be doing alright in their 3"... 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've got a few varieties of cucumbers underway: Tasty King, Diva, Salt and Pepper and Striped Armenian. The Tasty King and Diva were sown first. As you can see, the Tasty King is starting to develop a couple of cucumbers now. And the Diva is even further ahead, as we harvested our first cucumber this... 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 →
This weekend, we sowed some more seeds in containers. This time, it was Solo and Golden Eye beetroot, the first being regular red beetroot, and the other a yellow coloured beetroot - a new variety for us this year. We also sowed some Mixed Leaf lettuce, Bulls Blood beet leaves, Flyaway carrots and Rougette radishes.... Continue Reading →
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