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noticed your apple tree suddenly dropping small fruit in early summer, don’t panic. It’s not a sign something’s gone wrong. In fact, it’s perfectly normal, and it’s a good thing. This natural process is known as June drop, and it’s the tree’s way of managing its resources.
If you’re working with limited garden space but still want to enjoy the satisfaction of homegrown fruit, then patio (also called columnar) fruit trees might just be your new best friends. These little wonders are perfect for small gardens, balconies, or even just a sunny corner of your patio. They […]
Let’s save seeds from this year’s tomatoes and bell peppers so that you don’t need to spend vital pennies on new seeds! Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a newbie, it’s easy to do, and we’ll break down the seed-saving process into simple steps that even a 12-year-old can master. […]
Tomato blight is the boogeyman of tomato growers, especially here in the UK. Our humid climate makes it the perfect environment for blight to take hold and many of us who grow tomatoes have to deal with early or late blight. For the first time, Kate and I joined that […]
As a youtube gardener, my garden is shared with a worldwide audience of keen gardeners. We share information, learn from each other and get to experience gardening from different perspectives. It really is such an amazing opportunity to learn and the support system is second to none. There is always […]
Pruning is always a scary topic, especially if you are relatively new to gardening so this is your advanced warning that today there is going to be some serious pruning going on. Buckle up because we’re diving headfirst into the wonderful world of summer pruning for bell peppers!
For me, the one thing I associate with Instagram is all those photos of the most amazing and crazy-coloured tomatoes. Some of them are just beautiful, so it’s easy to imagine just how many of those varieties are grown simply because of how they look. Obviously, though there are other […]
This week we are going for a real indepth tour of our gardens. We’ll show you all our favourite spots and tell you our thoughts about why we planted them up the way we did. And of course, along the way, we’ll update you on all our winter growing in […]
It only seemed like minutes ago when I was getting excited at peppers ripening and courgettes swelling and now it’s autumn. Already. Although to be fair, as I write this it’s still lovely and sunny and relatively warm in the garden. OK, not summer warm but still t-shirt wearing weather. […]
I feel like every week I comment that we are busy in the garden, but in all honesty, we are always busy because there are always jobs needing done. It may not always be the glamour of the greenhouse or of sowing new crops but it needs done. This has […]
