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 second harvest of 2019 was our Red Duke of York potatoes that we planted on 26 January. The plants haven't done too badly, but with some of the weather we've had, they've taken a bit of a battering. However, we noticed last week that the compost was starting to push up out of the pot,... Continue Reading →
We wanted to give a quick progress update on some of the other plants we're growing that haven't had much air time lately. Garlic They don't seem to have moved much since the last update, but we're hoping they're doing what they're supposed to be under the surface! Charisma carrots These carrots germinated well. You... Continue Reading →
We decided to grow Kohl Rabi this year. We've never tried it before, but thought it looked nice so wanted to give it a go. In fact, we think the plants when mature look like little purple spaceships. But maybe that's just us... Last weekend, the plants were ready to be planted out. Well we... Continue Reading →
Our main sowing of potatoes, Cara and Carolus are starting to show now! We're still being careful to look out for when it's due to be frosty. Initially, we covered the first few leaves with a flowerpot to protect them. Now they're a bit bigger, we would throw some fleece over the top.
Our chard was ready to plant out last weekend. We found a little spot down the garden that we could squeeze it, so levelled the soil out and got ready to plant. Before we planted the chard out, we gave them the "seaweed treatment". This involves mixing up some Maxicrop Triple seaweed with water in... Continue Reading →
We also wanted to try growing sweetcorn this year. Firstly, we wanted to grow the coloured sweetcorn, but turned out this is only ornamental, and we're all about things we can eat, so traditional yellow sweetcorn it was! We decided on a variety called Earliking, which was supposed to be a really sweet variety. So we thought... Continue Reading →
Lettuces can be a funny one to try and germinate, albeit one of the easiest to grow once you've got them beyond this point. Therefore, we thought we'd given a step-by-step guide to how we sow our lettuces to get them germinated. Most seeds require stratification before they will germinate. This is a process which imitates... Continue Reading →
We are both quite into our food. Any excuse and we spend hours rustling up something for dinner. One of our favourite easy starters/meals is antipasti. And then last year, we discovered Padrons! They are best fried in a little oil until they blister and then sprinkled with some sea salt - delicious!! So this... Continue Reading →
We haven't had a chance to write a post for a couple of weeks, but there's been lots going in! Potatoes These were planted in late January, but have been kept indoors as we are still getting a few sharp frosts here in Essex. Firstly, they were growing in the lean to greenhouse with a... Continue Reading →
The sowing season is now very much upon us, and this weekend we sowed our Machu Picchu Chilli Pepper seeds. It was a very simple process, and didn't involve anything out of the ordinary! First of all we filled the seed tray with seed and modular compost (which is much finer than regular compost, therefore... Continue Reading →
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