Steve Bichard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 62 )

• 2016 Growing Season

  

  After a 12 months break from the polytunnel I feel well enough to rejuvenate it. I have decided to make it a little easier to manage, so. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 GARDENING

• Mr Tomato King is in Semi Retirement!

  Mr Tomato King is in semi-retirement! Due to personal health reasons and other commitments I will not be making many new post on this blog. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 GARDENING

• Mr Tomato King Has Been Featured in the Top 40 Edible Gardening Blogs,

  

  I had an email today telling me that Mr Tomato King has been featured in the Top 40 Edible Gardening Blogs, This is a list of blogs which could well be of... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 GARDENING

• How to Prune Tomatoes Video

  Although ths was an old post I am sure many people with find this video very useful as it explains the basics of pruning out your tomato shoots. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 GARDENING

• Welcome to the 2015 Tomato Growing Season

  

  Like most people I have been hibernating over the winter and apart from mucking out the horse stables, I have hardly set foot in the garden. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 GARDENING

• End of Season Tomato Ripening

  

  As we are now getting a slight change in the weather and a drop in temperatures at the end of the summer, you could see a slight decline in how fast your... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 GARDENING

• Growing and Harvesting Sweet-corn

  

  This seasons sweet-corns are best I have grown and it is probably due to two lots of rain at the right time, the first heavy downpour was just after they had... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 GARDENING

• Cheap Fruit and Veg Cage

  

  Our local pigeons have been having a good pecking at our cauliflowers and broccoli over the past months, despite a token number of old CD's hung on some string... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 GARDENING

• Early June First Tomatoes Ready to Harvest

  

  In the second week of June we harvested our first indoor tomatoes, which I have to say tasted far better than what we had previously been buying from the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 GARDENING

• Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

  

  Now is the the time to start enjoying all the hard work in the garden by harvesting your crops, so with a spell of hot weather last weekend the outdoor... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 GARDENING

• Pruning the Vines

  

  I pruned my vines a while ago to leave one shoot every 6" to 8" as I had seen this on a pruning video and the idea is not to overload the plants so you end up... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 GARDENING

• Mid May in the Poly-tunnel and Garden

  

  The weather is still very unsettled but luckily no frost, however it has been hard on some early planted outdoor crops with all the wind and rain here in... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 GARDENING

• Get More Traffic to Your French Gardeing Blog Or Garden Suppliers Website

  

  As you may realise I also run French Classified and Property, an on-line advertising site for the whole of France. French Gardening BlogsI have added a new... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 GARDENING

• 3 for 2 Offer on Packets of Seeds from Suttons

  

  I ordered some seeds from Suttons the other day and though some seeds were out of stock as I had not been charged for them. Little did I realise it was their 3... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 GARDENING

• Leaf Burn Or Scorch on Tomatoes and Cucumbers

  

  A common but not always a major problem with tomato and cucumber plants is leaf burn or scorch normally on the tips of the leaves. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 GARDENING

• Cucamelon Plants - A Cross Between a Melon and a Cucumber!

  

  Dobies seed merchants have a special offer at the moment on Cucamelon plantsTry growing these fantastically fun little fruits yourself with our Easter Special... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 GARDENING

• Early De-Shooting of Tomato Plants

  

  Now that my tomato plants are well established planted out in the soil and are having regular weekly feeds, they are putting on a nice growth spurt and need... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 GARDENING

• Advice on Feeding Early Tomatoes

  

  Now that my tomato plants have settled down after being planted out in the poly-tunnel, they are really starting to put on a growth spurt. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 GARDENING

• First Feed for Tomatoes

  

  Just re-posting this as a reminder. I had planted my first tomatoes in the greenhouse a few weeks ago and noticed that the lower leaves were going off colour, s... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING

• Guard Your Tomato Plants from Jack Frost

  

  Just as I thought it was safe to plant out my nursery raised tomato plants in the poly-tunnel, then Jack Frost decided to make an appearance. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014