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…
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 →
We have so many varieties of tomatoes this year. We showed you how our four varieties of beefsteak tomatoes were doing in a previous post, but this is how the varieties outside are getting on. We have 12 plants in total, 11 different varieties (we have two Nimbus plants as they're Chris' favourite!) As a... Continue Reading →
There's been quite a bit going on with our courgettes over the past week or so. Firstly, we're harvesting lots of courgettes now. It won't be long before we'll be struggling to keep up with them! But I'm not complaining - courgettes are by far my favourite seasonal veg to grow and eat!! We also... Continue Reading →
We now have a little raised bed, courtesy of Dad's handy work with some spare pieces of timber. Our first job was to dig over the ground that it was going to sit on and level the bed the best we could. We skimmed the turf off first and then dug over the soil that... Continue Reading →
The Diva cucumber plant is really taking off now. This is a great variety which produces lovely mini cucumbers which are great to snack on! In the left hand photo, we've got one that's nearly ready to harvest, and the right hand photo shows two more little cucumbers that are on their way. And then... Continue Reading →
As we have in prior years, we are going to try growing our courgettes vertically again this year. We'd originally placed the courgettes along the back fence behind the greenhouse, but it was starting to get a bit of a squeeze to water and tend to the plants so we had to relocate them. The... Continue Reading →
We had a very colourful harvest one day last week: cucumber, courgettes, tomatoes and strawberries! It's all worth it when you get to harvest some lovely homegrown fruit/veg and eat them! First up we've got a Tasty King cucumber. Although the plant still isn't that strong, it's producing some half decent little cucumbers. They're certainly... Continue Reading →
We had a little look in the greenhouse at the weekend, and to our surprise the beefsteak tomatoes we've got growing in there have all got some fruits set. It's amazing how quickly the vegetables grow at this time of year, as there was nothing to be seen a week ago, just the flowers! We're... Continue Reading →
As well as the tomatoes, we also have some cucumbers and peppers growing in the greenhouse. And we have our first pepper, Redskin formed. The rest of the plants all have plenty of flowers on, but we haven't found any more peppers that have formed yet. We are keeping our eyes peeled though! The Striped... Continue Reading →
One morning last week, I was watering the garden and I noticed that our Big Beef tomato plant was starting to lean. As I filled each can of water, I noticed that it was leaning more and more and we were at a real risk that the plant was going to completely fall over and... Continue Reading →
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