It’s time to inject some life back into those garden tools, the easy way! First things first, you absolutely don’t need to sharpen, clean or oil your garden tools. However, if you do, they will last longer, work better and you will save money because you won’t need to replace […]
Videos
Can I sow older seeds? Seed viability test
1 commentAs always January for us is about getting ready for the coming season, usually beginning with the day in the warmth of the indoors, with a cuppa and a biscuit browsing seed catalogues and websites deciding on what we are going to grow in the coming months. There will definitely […]
How to sterilise your seed starting mix, potting mix or compost
Comments are DisabledWhen 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 […]
The useful information on garden seed packets & catalogues
Comments are DisabledThe darker, colder winter months are when gardeners all yearn for spring. But for the thoughtful gardeners, this doesn’t have to be a void where there is no gardening to be had. Instead, on days when we can’t be out working in the garden, we could instead be doing our […]
Gardener’s question time: I brought in some allotmenteers to answer your questions
Comments are DisabledThis week I’ve been working on something special. A few weeks ago I asked if you had any questions you wanted to send in and I’d do my best to get you some answers. Well you asked loads of brilliant questions and to be fair, my knowledge and experience only […]
Out enjoying the sunshine
Comments are DisabledBeen a bit exciting this week as well as a wee bit nervous. We’ve been having some lovely weather and things in Scotland are starting to open up again, so yesterday we had a fun day out in Edinburgh. Luckily I’d managed to get this week’s video update for the […]
Slugs be gone – the battle for my sunflowers – will slug rings make a difference
Comments are Disabledhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rniKSLQHQTc I think the battle with slugs and snails is universal just now. Gardeners everywhere are trying to keep tender new plants from being eaten. I know I’ve seen so many folks online devastated at the damage being done to newly planted sunflowers, us included. It’s infuriating, I’d taken all […]
We’re building a bean frame, which is harder than you think when you are of diminutive stature
Comments are DisabledIn this week’s garden adventures, it’s time to check on the Kelvedon Wonder peas and see how they are going and it’s time to plant out our Cobra green beans. Both these sets of plants are sharing a bed because they are both vertical growers, generally needing a structure to […]
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 […]
It’s May and it’s all change
Comments are DisabledWe’ve been doing the monthly garden updates for a while now, a few years in fact, but it’s really struck me this month, just what a difference there is between this year and last, in terms of May. May is the month that we usually see the garden burst to […]



