Steve Bichard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 62 )

• Slug Beer Traps

  

  Well it didn't take long for the slugs to find my newly planted courgette and eat the head off, hopefully a shoot will grow so I should be able to save this... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014

• Grow Your Own Forum - Simply the Best

  A warm welcome to any members from the Grow Your Own Forum that have visited my blog lately. I have recently re-joined the forum as it is by far the best place... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014

• 2014 Season in the Poly-tunnel

  

  Like most of you I have been hibernating over the winter with all this wind and rain that we have had, not the best sort of weather to even venture out into... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014

• 2014 Season March - A Greenhouse Within a Greenhouse.

  

  A greenhouse within a greenhouse, within a greenhouse, or should that be poly-tunnel!As we have had a very sudden change in the weather, I took the plunge and... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014

• Watering Young Seedlings

  

  Seedling composts hold very small amount of nutrients, but enough so the seedlings can grow until they are transplanted. These nutrients are easily washed out... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014

• Growing Litchi Tomato's

  

  Even though is was a little late in the season I did mange to eventually sow my Litchi tomato seed which had purchased from a Mexican website, which you can rea... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013

• Litchi Tomatoes Recipes

  

  Here are a few recipes and ideas of how you can use Litchi tomatoes which I have managed to find on various websites. Please email me if you have any that are... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013

• August 2013 in the Poly-Tunnel

  

  Despite a slightly later than normal start to the season because of the late frost, we will probably have a better crop as the light levels get better the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013

• Litchi Tomatoes -Morelle De Balbis

  

  It's great to find new unusual tomato's to grow and I came across Litchi Tomato's or Morelle De Balbis today, they look amazing, I will have to try and get... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013

• Is Leaf Curling the Most Worrying Thing About Growing Tomatoes

  

  I just happened to look at my all time stats today and was quite a amazed to see that I have had over 191 thousand page hits. The other statistic that amazed... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013

• 2013 Season -Tomato Leaf Curl - Early Tomato Care

  

  Despite a very cold start to the year and losing my first batch of tomatoes to the frost, my second batch of tomato's and other crops are looking very healthy.... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Sorry About the Lack of Posts

  I am sure there is enough information on this site to help with your tomato growing, but I do still like to keep you up to date with my own crops. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Gardeners Are Blamed for Spreading Blight

  An interesting article that I found via Brittany - Normandy Forum about the spread of Potato Blight, it shows that we can all do our bit to help stop the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Hypo and Hyperthyroidism: Supporting Treatment Through Healthy Living

  Being diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic a few years ago I have had to learn how healthy living can affect our health. Despite orders from my Doctor I refused... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Rain, Rain and More Rain

  

  Like most people in northern Europe and the UK, we have had our fair share of rain this past couple of months. After the soil turning to dust in the summer it i... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Leaf Curling on Tomatoes

  

  Is leaf curling on tomatoes the biggest concern for people growing tomatoes?Well going by my post hits it must be, my post here about Leaf Curl on Tomato's has... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Rest in Peace Bramble

  

  Readers of this blog might have noticed our loving dog Bramble featuring in many photo's on my posts. She was constantly by my side in the garden and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• 2013 Meme Time!

  Bloggers are always coming up with new ideas to promote each others blog's and the latest is Meme time.I have been tagged by Millymollymandy or Mandy for... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Snow Tomatoes

  

  I have delayed sowing any tomato seeds as the weather has been very unpredictable so far this year. However, last weekend the sun was shinning and I bought... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013

• Meet Holly Our New Little Springer

  

  As you might have previously read, we lost our little Springer Bramble just before Christmas, she was such great company in the garden and would follow me... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013