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…
We sowed our main sowing of courgettes for containers on 26 April. These were planted outside in their containers on 24 May, so they don't take long really! As a reminder, we have a Midnight and a Sunstripe in this sowing. As with our other planting out in containers, we make a hold just larger than the pot the... Continue Reading →
The mint cuttings we took a few weeks ago have now rooted (we've had less success on that front with the apple mint, but we'll come on to that) and are starting to grow on. This photo is one of the peppermint cuttings, which is rooted and we pinched the top out of a week... Continue Reading →
Our pepper plants were now large enough to be planted out into their final containers. The plants stand at about 6-8" tall and are all starting to get flower buds (and one miniscule pepper has been spotted in the case of one!) which is a good sign. We have decided to grow these in the... Continue Reading →
As a reminder, the two varieties we're growing in our main sowing of courgettes for containers are Midnight and Sunstripe. Both are designed to be grown in containers, but one is green and one is yellow! This is what the plants look like now. And weirdly enough, even though the Sunstripe that we originally sowed didn't germinate so we had... Continue Reading →
Chris has grown his own tomatoes this year (perhaps he'll write an update on those at some point), but I didn't start any off from seed as I already had too many other things on the go. Dad has grown lots of different varieties though, so I've been helping him look after his, and last... Continue Reading →
Our early sowing of courgettes that we are growing in containers have been growing on along the pathway of the polytunnel to try and get them to crop a bit earlier. After a couple of weeks of slow growth (which always seems to be the same with courgettes!) they've started growing more steadily over the... 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 →
A quick update on our sweet peppers and chilli peppers since we potted them up a couple of weeks ago. They are growing on well in the cold greenhouse, and are starting to form flower buds on most of the plants. The Trinidad Perfume is still behind the other varieties, but seems to be growing quite... Continue Reading →
It wasn't long before the courgettes were ready to be pricked out. The Midnight were ready first, so they got pricked out. The original Sunstripe we sowed rotted off unfortunately, so we sowed a couple more and one of those came, so that's been pricked out now, albeit a few days later. This is the two Midnight before we... Continue Reading →
