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 Hative De Niort shallots have now split and formed new shallots. Most have formed four bulbs, although a few formed only three and others a lot more! We haven't done anything with them since we planted them out, so they are a really low maintenance crop. They only really need a bit of water... Continue Reading →
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 →
Luckily, our Striped Armenian cucumbers are starting to pick up after an initial strike on being moved to our greenhouse. One is doing better than the other (this being the better one). I think they've improved for two reasons: 1. We started giving them more water; and 2. we gave them sun hats (yes, that... Continue Reading →
After a couple of weeks of throwing water around in the greenhouse keeping the tomatoes, aubergines and peppers topped up with food and drink, you've guess it - we've got weeds! Below are "before" and "after" photos. It didn't take long, but I made sure to get up extra early to get in there and... Continue Reading →
The courgettes are certainly enjoying the hot weather we've been having. Well, providing they are kept adequately watered that is. They drink a lot of water on hot days, especially when they're grown in containers, so we're giving our water day and night at the moment. But it seems to be working. The first sowing... 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 had one container courgette left to pot up last weekend, a Black Forest. We did the others last weekend, but we ran out of pots that were large enough! Luckily, Dad came to the rescue and lent us another one! In addition to this sowing of courgettes, we also did an earlier sowing and... Continue Reading →
It was time to start potting up our second sowing of courgettes and some peppers into their lifetime pots last weekend. We've got a couple of new varieties of courgettes we're trying here: Eight Ball, Astia and Black Forest. They all produce slightly different fruit shapes, sizes and colours, but are all designed for growing... Continue Reading →
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