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• Thinning Carrots

  

  The instructions of packets of seeds (particularly small seeds, like carrots and lettuce) always exhort you to "Sow thinly", but in practice this is harder to d... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Potato Progress and a Sub-standard Tomato

  

  Thanks to the protection I have given them, my potato plants are coming along very nicely!Some of the plants are too tall now to allow me to close their... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Value of Spares

  

  When you have a small garden like mine, and you want it to be as productive as possible, you have to make best use of all the space. Empty space = wasted... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Hazel Beanpoles

  

  More news on the beanpole front... I have taken delivery of the Hazel rods I ordered a few days ago.I had asked for 30 rods, 6 feet long and no more than 1... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Beans and Poles

  

  The Bean seeds I sowed the other day are mostly coming up strongly now.I sowed 30 Runner Beans in three pots of 10, namely 20 "Scarlet Emperor" and 10 "Painted... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Protecting Carrots with Enviromesh

  

  Years ago, Carrot Root Fly used to be a real nuisance to me. In fact, the damage they caused made it more or less a waste of time trying to grow carrots. But... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Garlic Progress Report

  

  In the first week of October, I planted 19 cloves of "Mikulov Wight" garlic, in black plastic crates. Using the time-honoured principle of "Plant it on the... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• But Where Are the Parsnips?

  

  I'm pleased to say that this year the germination rate of my carrots (3 different varieties) has been very good. [This is not always the case...]You can see the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garden is Filling up Rapidly

  

  One minute you are anxiously peering at the soil to see if you can spot any germinating seeds, and the next your garden looks full already! There have been... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Bursting out All Over

  

  Not me, the plants! The warmer weather over the Easter weekend has certainly kicked the plants into life.Blossom on the "Winter Banana" apple tree. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Staking the Broad Beans

  

  The advent of warmer weather has meant that I have been able to remove the tunnel cloches from over the Broad Beans. It's just as well really, since the first... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Protected Potatoes Pushing up Powerfully!

  

  Tucked up inside their little plastic greenhouses, my potato plants are doing really well.On sunny days I unzip the lids for a few hours (as seen above) so... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Crop Protection Equipment

  

  In England, the month of April is traditionally associated with very variable weather - especially the sudden (but usually brief) April showers. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Onions

  

  Inspired by my success with growing onions at that plot I tended at Courtmoor Avenue last year, I have decided to try some in my own garden this year.Onions at... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Self-seeded Hellebores

  

  In one of the borders of my garden I have a patch of Hellebores, which is gradually expanding. Although this plant is a fairly slow-growing one, it seems to... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Return of the Herbs

  

  Sounds like the title of a Science Fiction film, doesn't it? Nothing that entertaining, I'm afraid, but it's something I look forward to every Spring: the... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• A Chilli Update

  

  This year I sowed my chillis on February 17th (I always choose the nearest convenient day to Valentine's day, 14th Feb). The first ones germinated 5 days... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Sowing Carrot Seeds

  

  I would normally say it's a bit early for sowing carrot seeds out in the open, but the weather recently has been beautiful - warm and sunny for several days in ... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Over-Wintered Endives

  

  Last year I accidentally sowed my Endive seeds a lot later than usual. I think I was confused by the additional responsibilities of looking after the plot at... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting Potatoes in Containers

  

  I expect many readers already know that I grow my potatoes in containers, not in my raised beds. This makes it easier to protect them from adverse weather... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2019 GARDENING, HOME