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As 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 […]
There are certain topics (or questions) that I can always expect at certain points throughout the year, and May until August is always about aphids or whitefly. usually, it’s how can I get rid of “said pest”. OK here’s the honest answer – you can’t. I’m sorry but this is […]
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 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 […]
This is going to be a bit of an awkward post to write because I know you guys really won’t want to see lots of pictures of beasties. But it’s also a big topic and something I’ve been asked about a lot, so I think it’s important we cover it […]
It’s that time of year when we are seeing the pests appear on plants in the garden, this year it has been aphids swarming the hellebore, black currants, hydrangea and aquilegia, but I know from experience, they will eventually find the greenhouse and the peppers and soft herbs will be […]
Over the last 4 or 5 years, we’ve tried a succession of nets over the raised beds to stop local cats and foxes from digging in them. Our original attempt was using some pipes we bought from a local DIY store and we tied it together with string. To be fair, they pretty […]
Lots of excitement happening in the greenhouse this year with the arrival of our first peppers, some of which are red already 🙂 We like to try to experiment a little, it doesn’t always work to be fair, but it’s fun to try and this years experiment was sweet / bell […]
You betcha! So… strawberries, slugs, copper tape. I promised you an update after I put copper tape around the raised bed with the strawberries growing in it, hoping it would deter the slugs from eating all my strawberries like in previous years.Well I am pleased to say it definitely works. […]
