Gardening
Growing tomatoes outdoors in Scotland
Most tomato growers in Scotland grow theirs in their greenhouses because to be honest, our weather is unreliable in the spring and summer months and
Eli 25th February 2023
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Gardening
Everything you need to know about growing tomatoes
This week I’ve started the first in a series – so for all you tomato growers or would-be tomato growers, this is for you. This
Eli 31st January 2023
Fruit
Just how do you choose which tomatoes to grow?
For me, the one thing I associate with Instagram is all those photos of the most amazing and crazy-coloured tomatoes. Some of them are just
Eli 22nd January 2023
Food & Drink
Shakshuka from our homegrown veg
Quite often the recipes we use involve a bit of a tweak to accommodate whatever veg is fresh from the garden, and we have a
Eli 4th September 2022
Food & Drink
Quick and easy recipe: Garden Salad Pasta
This week we shared a quick video on Instagram of something we call garden salad pasta. It’s basically a really quick dinner involving homegrown food
Eli 15th July 2022
Gardening
Plant those suckers: free tomato plants using the side shoots
I’ve thrown caution to the wind folks… I had this carefully thought out plan to grow tomatoes outdoors in my garden this year. In Scotland…
Eli 26th June 2022
Gardening
Why are my tomato plants so much bigger than yours?
At this time of year, one of the most common questions I get asked online is “why are your tomatoes so big?” Or “why are
Eli 25th June 2022
Flowers
What can I sow now? Our monthly guide to seeds to sow.
We get asked on an almost daily basis, “what seeds can I sow?”So although it is a contentious one to give advice on, we thought
Eli 12th June 2022
Gardening
Dwarf or patio tomatoes, perfect for outdoors in a colder climate like Scotland
I’ve been blogging and vlogging about tomato growing in Scotland for some years now. The big learning from it all has been that the size
Eli 22nd May 2022
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