Steve Bichard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 62 )

• Calender of the Tomato Growing Season

  

  Month by month guide to growing tomatoes I am basing this rough guide on northern Brittany where I live. Temperatures will be similar to the south coast of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2020 GARDENING

• Where Our Global Blog Hits Come from on Our Tomato Growing Blog

  

  I wonder if this is a reflection on the populatity of tomato growning in differnt countries. Todate we have had a total of 615,044 hits which is quite amazing... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2020 GARDENING

• Build Your Own Polytunnel Or Greenhouse

  

  1 FIRST YOU NEED GREENHOUSE There are hundreds of different garden greenhouses and poly-tunnels on the market and whichever one you choose it will never be big... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2020 GARDENING

• End of Season Ripening of Tomatoes

  

  Near to the end of the summer, tomato growers are wondering how to get the remaining trusses to ripen. This seems to be a bit of a problem this year in the UK i... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2020 GARDENING

• Help Me Design a Cover for My New Tomato Growing Book

  

  I have started to write a Practical Guide to Growing Tomatoes and other Crops. This will be published hopefully in a few months. It is based on posts from my... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2020 GARDENING

• Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes

  

  All you need to know about Blossom End Rot Here is all the information that you need about Blossom End Rot on tomatoes. However before you try adding calcium et... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2020 GARDENING

• Blight on Tomatoes

  

  BLIGHT 2020 Season. Here is a photo from Daniel Daniels a menber of the gardeners world facebook page, who has kindly given me permission to use. It shows a... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2020 GARDENING

• Tomatoes Q & A

  

  Here are some basic questions and answers about tomato growing. There are quite a few, but they cover most subjects, obviously I researched many of them.1. Q. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2020 GARDENING

• Still Going Strong

  

  The one thing that really keeps me going in life is my polytunnel. I have a nice crop this year and depite battleing Mesothelioma for 7 years cased by... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2020 GARDENING

• Lets Bust a Few Myths About Tomato Leaf Curl

  

  I had written a post a few years ago about tomato leaves curling up and it is the subject most searched for on my blog. A quick Internet search brings up... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2019 GARDENING

• Leaf Scorch on Tomato Plants

  

  I received an email this week from a follower of my blog with the photos below attached, which is far easier for me to recognise problems with tomato plants. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 GARDENING

• Keeping Frost Off Young Tomato Plants

  

  Last week I purchased a few tomato, pepper and chilli plants, but was a little worried about any frost that we might have in late March. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 GARDENING

• Starting the Tomato Season 2019

  

  Due to the mild winter, I have decided to purchase my tomato, pepper and chilli plants a little earlier, as I hope there is no more chance of frost. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 GARDENING

• Still Picking Tomatos in January

  

  It is 10th January 2019 and we have had a bit of frost, although it does not get too cold here in central Brittany it is enough to damage or kill some crops in... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 GARDENING

• Keeping Frost off Seedlings

  

  Well, I cannot take credit for this idea, that goes to Bilbowaggins on her 'View Fom Bag End' blog. Her propagator is situated inside a mini greenhouse, within... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 GARDENING

• Fantastic French Website - Tomates De France

  

  I have come across a fantastic very informative website called Tomates de France for the producers of tomato's, cucumbers and other salad crops covering the... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 GARDENING

• 2018 Season

  

  2018 season under way so here are a few photos. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 GARDENING

• Creating a Cheap Raised Bed in the Poly-Tunnel

  

  A few weeks ago I decided to create a cheap raised bed in the poly-tunnel, the benefits being that you need to water less often than for peat bags or pots, idea... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 GARDENING

• First You Need a Greenhouse

  

  Here is a great link to give you some ideas to build your own DIY POLYTUNNEL or copy mine.Or if you just fancy ordering one in the UK First Tunnels have a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 GARDENING

• September 2016

  

  We have had a fantastic hot weather spell here in Brittany, but it got to 40 degrees and over in the polytunnel on many an afternoon. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 GARDENING