Lots of plans for the garden this weekend, but… the weather wasn’t on our side. What should have been a wee hour ended up being spread over the entire weekend but we got there. We’ve added loads of spring bulbs to the garden, including more tulips, quite snazzy ones. More […]
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Composting in a city backyard
Comments are DisabledWe’re talking composting a lot at the minute because, well firstly being November, it’s that time of year where as gardeners, we start to think about getting the soil in our beds and containers into tip-top condition for next year. And that means a lot of compost to replace the […]
I’ve been gardening wrong all this time and it’s time to fix it with succession planting
Comments are DisabledThis week I’m sharing a video inspired by a conversation with one of our newer subscribers about how they felt like they were mocked in some of the online gardening Facebook groups because they didn’t know all the right jargon. And this is something that really annoys me when armchair […]
What can I grow in my greenhouse over winter?
Comments are DisabledGrowing in a greenhouse over winter must be the most common subject in the comments of any of our social media. Although I’m not sure it’s always phrased well, I think people actually mean what is what seeds can they sow that will germinate and grow to the point where […]
Planting garlic
Comments are DisabledIf you want the best garlic harvest, there are a few key factors you need to consider. Choose the Right Garlic Varieties Begin your garlic-growing journey by selecting the most suitable garlic varieties for your region. Two main types of garlic are commonly grown in British gardens: hardneck and softneck. […]
Overwintering your peppers
Comments are DisabledToday’s video is possibly one of the most asked for over the past few years. In the UK, because of our milder climate, we cut down and basically bin our hot weather crops like tomatoes and peppers. Meaning that we have to start fresh every year by sowing new seeds […]
It’s autumn how did that happen?
2 commentsIt 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. […]
The composting adventure and our new bin
2 commentsIt feels like forever ago when we first posted a blog about our switch over to the more compact hotbin system. We’d had a standard palet bay for ages and didn’t really think composting was anything people were interested in, but when we started trying out one of the new […]
An August pepper update from the greenhouse
Comments are DisabledI’m going to blow the suspense by making the intro to this paragraph the conclusion you are all waiting on. The new variety of peppers I’m growing, “King of the North” is a romping success. There I said it. So you may not want to join us in the greenhouse […]
Super Simplified: plant fertiliser, what to buy for what purpose
Comments are DisabledFertiliser is a massive topic and if you want to you can really get in-depth and detailed. For most hobby gardeners like us, however, you really don’t need that level of detail. A simple overview is enough to get you going. That’s not to say though that you can’t delve […]
