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.
Tag: Greenhouse
The Great Pepper Pruning Adventure: navigating the Ups and Downs of Summer Pruning
Comments are DisabledPruning 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!
Growing petunias from seed
2 commentsThere is a bit of trepidation about growing petunias from seed, with most gardeners preferring to buy small plug plants and grow these on. It’s a shame though because petunias are no more difficult to grow than any other flowers. The seeds are just smaller, a lot smaller. The main […]
One way to beat frosts and freezes in the garden
Comments are DisabledThe excitement of winter growing for harvest is in full swing now that we have little plants to actually plant out into the garden – and yes I know some of you guys find that idea terrifying… but stick with us. As well as planting out, I’m testing out some […]
The big pepper growing experiment: will I change how I do things?
Comments are DisabledThis year we’ve had two experiments going in the garden, the first one being the tomatoes that are growing outdoors and the second the peppers in the greenhouse. The pepper experiment is actually a bit more complicated and has a few variables so if you haven’t been following along, let […]
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 […]
Poorly courgettes, happy tomatoes, and bushy peppers – today in my greenhouse
Comments are DisabledWell after the recent scare with the tomatoes looking a bit poorly, I thought it was time for a greenhouse check-in… and it’s all looking good. And, thankfully, there’s a wee bit more space in there just now thanks to the turn in the weather and the much more summer-esk […]
We got power and heating in the greenhouse
2 commentsIt has been a long time coming (9 years) but this spring we have heating in the greenhouse helping us get a head start on this year’s veg. Not just veg but mostly veg. And of course, just to be very clear, you absolutely don’t need heating or power in […]
Setting up the greenhouse for the summer season with my self-watering pots
2 commentsI think April might just be the most exciting and most infuriating month in my gardening calendar. The weather can be scorching sun on day and snow the next, as we’ve seen in Scotland over the last couple of weeks. And those changes are really frustrating when you are an […]
An update on the bubble-wrapped greenhouse: was it worth it?
Comments are DisabledAs you guys know, we wrapped our greenhouse up in bubblewrap this year to keep it as cosy as possible without installing heating. We had 100% expected that by now we’d be able to give you a proper update on how it was standing up to the frosts and cold […]
