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 fool ourselves at all we just try to) and expect the garden to be luscious and beautiful because it’s spring. But the truth is, it […]
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Dont Kill Your Seedlings: Potting on for Beginners
Comments are DisabledIn 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 that caused me to kill most of my pepper, tomato and aubergine seedlings. And…… I’ll take you through pricking out and potting on. It’s super […]
Can I sow older seeds? Seed viability test
1 commentAs always January for us is about getting ready for the coming season, usually beginning with the day in the warmth of the indoors, with a cuppa and a biscuit browsing seed catalogues and websites deciding on what we are going to grow in the coming months. There will definitely […]
How to sterilise your seed starting mix, potting mix or compost
Comments are DisabledWhen 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 one of those wee things I had assumed everyone knew how to do or at least knew why they might choose to do it. Boy […]
My homemade seed starting mix
Comments are DisabledYou absolutely don’t need to fork out for expensive seed starting soils or mixes from the garden centre. If you need more than a small bag, it’s much cheaper to make your own and it’s very, very simple and needs only a couple of ingredients. As always there is a […]
The useful information on garden seed packets & catalogues
Comments are DisabledThe darker, colder winter months are when gardeners all yearn for spring. But for the thoughtful gardeners, this doesn’t have to be a void where there is no gardening to be had. Instead, on days when we can’t be out working in the garden, we could instead be doing our […]
What seeds to sow in January
1 commentSeeds to sow in January and yes, there are seeds that can be sown in January, even here in Scotland. But… the but is important, as it’s good to have a little bit of knowledge before you get stuck in. It may just help to make sure that your seed […]
6 different ways you can make your own garden compost
Comments are DisabledYou guys have been with my through my journey from using a traditional compost pile to getting my hotbin composter going. Well today I have a treat for you. I’ve brought 6 friends onboard to talk about they compost methods they use, 6 of them. Because you never know, one […]
Creating a plan for sowing and growing in your garden
Comments are DisabledIt’s December which means it’s cold and dark and wet in our garden, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops. No no no. In fact, I have a list of jobs that need to be done that are specifically put aside for those cold wet days, because they can all […]
The ultimate garden tour and update
Comments are DisabledThis 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 […]
