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…
In the gardening world (or in life generally, to be honest), you can't have everything go exactly to plan. Although overall, we're having a very good growing season and are enjoying lots of tasty produce that we've been growing. However, we wanted to share a couple of things that haven't gone quite (or at all!)... Continue Reading →
As we mentioned in our article the other week, the turnips are growing really well in their container so far. And are starting to produce tiny turnips! Unfortunately, there's not enough space in the container to fit them all in to maturity though. Therefore, we thinned them out at the weekend. This is the end... Continue Reading →
The carrots we sowed in containers on 26 April are growing on well. None of the crops we have sown directly in containers are causing us too much trouble, they just need some water each day. It'll be a little while before these are ready yet, but they're a couple of inches tall now. As... Continue Reading →
We sowed some carrots in containers on 26 April and some turnips, radishes and rocket on 2 May. The carrots took the longest to germinate, as expected, but are all showing their heads now. With all the wind and sun we've been having recently, it's been important to keep the containers watered so that the... Continue Reading →
So we've done courgettes, lettuces and beetroot that are planted out into containers. However, we thought we'd do a few containers that we were going to sow the seeds straight in to. We prepare the containers in exactly the same way: Put some garden soil into the bottom of the container to provide the pot... Continue Reading →
