A practical guide to feeding QuadGrow planters – how to top up safely, which fertilisers to use, and the big mistake I’ll never make again.
Greenhouse
How to Set Up a Capillary Watering System
Comments are DisabledSpring in the greenhouse can quickly become overwhelming, especially when you have an abundance of seedlings demanding constant attention. Regular watering can turn into a daunting chore, but there’s a simple solution to make life much easier—setting up a capillary matting watering system. Here’s my easy-to-follow guide, inspired by the […]
Pruning Tomato Plants: A Complete Guide for Beginners
Comments are DisabledHave you ever found yourself completely confused about how to prune your tomato plants? Well, you’re not alone! When I first started gardening, terms like “truss” and “sucker” left me scratching my head. I was terrified I’d prune the wrong part of the plant and end up with no tomatoes. […]
Deep cleaning a greenhouse
Comments are DisabledAs we gear up for winter, it’s time to address a critical task that should be at the top of every gardener’s to-do list: cleaning the greenhouse. This is usually a job I leave until January, but this year I’m getting it done a bit early as it’s been a […]
Saving Seeds from Your Tomatoes and Bell Peppers
Comments are DisabledLet’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. […]
Will it survive the frosts? Hardiness ratings for your plants
Comments are DisabledAs 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 […]
Self-watering in the greenhouse
Comments are DisabledWe’ve made no secret of how much we love and how successful our current self-watering planters have been over the last 8 years. We have 3 quadgrow units in the greenhouse which we use to grow tomatoes, peppers and aubergines and we’ve even grown various herbs in them. They have […]
Making winter growing easier in my greenhouse
Comments are DisabledFor most of the year, I love my greenhouse. It’s set up perfectly the way I want it and it works outstandingly. Don’t believe me, just pop along to any of our youtube videos and see just how much produce my one small greenhouse produces over spring, summer and autumn. […]
Shade in the greenhouse
Comments are DisabledShading the greenhouse is commonplace in warmer sunnier climes, but as I’ve said. It’s not something I’ve ever even thought about, because, well… I’ve never seen sunlight strong enough to cause my plants any problems. However, this year the weather has been all over the place. So you may not […]
The best way to organise a greenhouse
Comments are DisabledWe aren’t all lucky enough to have huge gardens and enormous greenhouses, so we need to be a bit clever about how we organise the space, to make the most of what we have. I’ve done vlogs and blogs on this topic before and took you guys along as I […]
