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…
Although the garlic and elephant garlic have been growing away in our littel raised bed over the winter, we managed to fill it up last weekend. We sowed some pak choi, chop suey greens and fennel the other week. We sowed one seed per cell tray and within a couple of weeks this is how... Continue Reading →
We started off some Santero and Red Baron onions last weekend. Neither are new varieties to us, in fact, they're firm favourites. And we're hoping that these will produce some small onions (around 8-10oz each) by the time we come to harvest. The benefit of Santero is that it's downy mildew resistant too. So if... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since we last posted, but one of our New Year's Resolutions is to pick up the frequency of our posts again. It's much easier to do that once we get into the spring and summer months, but that doesn't mean there's nothing at all going on in the garden at the... Continue Reading →
Our Toughball onions were ready to harvest last week. They didn't get quite as big as we would've liked, but never mind. They weren't going to grow any more now, as their tops had laid over. We've hung them in our arbour (tops and roots still attached) to dry out. Once they're dry we can... Continue Reading →
Our onions are starting to bulb up now. Fingers crossed they carry on bulbing up to a good size before they stop growing. However, it probably won't be that long before they stop throwing up new leaves at which point they won't swell any more. On that basis, we are giving them a little bit... Continue Reading →
We thought it would be a good opportunity to update you on our various container growing adventures. The onions, beetroot and carrots are all coming along nicely. It'll be a little bit of time before they're ready to harvest, but they're all moving along as expected. The lettuces are also growing well. We think we... Continue Reading →
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