Gardening
Dwarf or patio tomatoes, perfect for outdoors in a colder climate like Scotland
I’ve been blogging and vlogging about tomato growing in Scotland for some years now. The big learning from it all has been that the size
Eli 22nd May 2022
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Composting
Simplifying composting for the first time composter
I’ve been making my own compost at home for years now, but I still don’t consider myself an expert. Mainly because there is so much
Eli 13th May 2022
Gardening
Should I prune my pepper plants?
So we have our first update of our pepper plant pruning experiment and we also have our first update on the overwintered pepper experiment. Part
Eli 9th May 2022
Gardening
Creating your gardening journal (my tips)
I’ve been thinking a lot this season about how we can make our gardens better and I truly believe that if you change this one
Eli 24th April 2022
Gardening
What’s hot and what’s not in our spring gardens
It’s mid-April and the changes in both gardens are absolutely stupendous. The gardens are absolutely springing to life, full of colourful spring bulbs, blossoms on
Eli 17th April 2022
Gardening
It may not feel like it but there are lots of positives in the garden just now
The last few weeks are a bit of a thing in the gardening world where we fool ourselves into thinking its spring (we don’t really
Eli 21st March 2022
Gardening
Dont Kill Your Seedlings: Potting on for Beginners
In this week’s bumper of an episode, you’ll see my amazing acting skills (even if I do say so myself) as I recreate the drama
Eli 6th February 2022
Gardening
Can I sow older seeds? Seed viability test
As always January for us is about getting ready for the coming season, usually beginning with the day in the warmth of the indoors, with
Eli 30th January 2022
Gardening
How to sterilise your seed starting mix, potting mix or compost
When we put a wee snippet into our video showing you how to sterilise your potting mix, we didn’t expect the response it generated. Another
Eli 23rd January 2022
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