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Slugs be gone – the battle for my sunflowers – will slug rings make a difference

13 June 2021 Comments are Disabled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rniKSLQHQTc I think the battle with slugs and snails is universal just now. Gardeners everywhere are trying to keep tender new plants from being eaten. I know I’ve seen so many folks online devastated at the damage being done to newly planted sunflowers, us included. It’s infuriating, I’d taken all […]

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We’re building a bean frame, which is harder than you think when you are of diminutive stature

6 June 2021 Comments are Disabled

In this week’s garden adventures, it’s time to check on the Kelvedon Wonder peas and see how they are going and it’s time to plant out our Cobra green beans. Both these sets of plants are sharing a bed because they are both vertical growers, generally needing a structure to […]

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Poorly courgettes, happy tomatoes, and bushy peppers – today in my greenhouse

4 June 2021 Comments are Disabled

Well after the recent scare with the tomatoes looking a bit poorly, I thought it was time for a greenhouse check-in… and it’s all looking good. And, thankfully, there’s a wee bit more space in there just now thanks to the turn in the weather and the much more summer-esk […]

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It’s May and it’s all change

30 May 2021 Comments are Disabled

We’ve been doing the monthly garden updates for a while now, a few years in fact, but it’s really struck me this month, just what a difference there is between this year and last, in terms of May. May is the month that we usually see the garden burst to […]

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We’re planting out – last frost date has passed

24 May 2021 Comments are Disabled

The weather this spring has been so crazy with extended cold snaps, snow and so much rain that the garden is really looking a bit drab and is definitely the spring buzz I was hoping for. I won’t lie, it’s all starting to get to me and I desperately want […]

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We got power and heating in the greenhouse

17 May 2021 2 comments

It has been a long time coming (9 years) but this spring we have heating in the greenhouse helping us get a head start on this year’s veg. Not just veg but mostly veg. And of course, just to be very clear, you absolutely don’t need heating or power in […]

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Let’s talk tomato plants and stress

5 May 2021 Comments are Disabled

…and the stress I’m referring to is mostly that of the owner of said tomato plants. I have been seeing a whole heap of anxiety on social media over the last few weeks around tomato plants and the growers worry about how their plants fair against others. You know, the […]

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April is when the garden really bursts into life

25 April 2021 Comments are Disabled

April is most definitely when the garden really starts to get going. The dark, wet winter really seems to be behind us now, apart from the odd frosty morning, and most days are warmer and dare I say it, we’re evening seeing a little bit of sunshine. There are just […]

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Setting up the greenhouse for the summer season with my self-watering pots

18 April 2021 2 comments

I think April might just be the most exciting and most infuriating month in my gardening calendar. The weather can be scorching sun on day and snow the next, as we’ve seen in Scotland over the last couple of weeks. And those changes are really frustrating when you are an […]

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Hardening off your plants – it’s a bit like lifting lockdown

11 April 2021 Comments are Disabled

By now I think most of us have at least some little baby plants and a whole lot of desire to get them out into the garden. So I feel it’s only right for me to jump up on that soapbox, with a little help from a small step, and […]

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Slugs be gone – the battle for my sunflowers – will slug rings make a difference

We’re building a bean frame, which is harder than you think when you are of diminutive stature

Poorly courgettes, happy tomatoes, and bushy peppers – today in my greenhouse

It’s May and it’s all change

We’re planting out – last frost date has passed

We got power and heating in the greenhouse

Let’s talk tomato plants and stress

April is when the garden really bursts into life

Setting up the greenhouse for the summer season with my self-watering pots

Hardening off your plants – it’s a bit like lifting lockdown

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