Deadheading basically just means taking the spent flowers off your plants and there are two good reasons why you should: dead and decaying flowers just don’t look great and can make your whole plant look a bit ropey it can encourage your plant to keep flowering for longer or even […]
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The jade plant adventure finishes
Comments are DisabledWell, my adventure with the jade plants has come to an end. The very last of the little cuttings has gone to its forever home and my plants are looking happy and healthy. I am becoming quite the regular at delivering plants by bike. I can’t believe I went from […]
3 tips for pollinating your plants by hand and increasing your harvest
Comments are DisabledI had one of those laughable moments a few weeks ago when it was like I was a brand new, inexperienced gardener again, when I had for a second, forgotten everything I have learned over the years. I was in the greenhouse wondering why I had next to no tomatoes […]
Hanging baskets – time for a bit of a refresh
Comments are DisabledWhen the garden is in bloom there is no better antidote to the blues. Bright, colourful flowers and a bit of sun may just be the best thing in the world. However, this weekend saw us give in and accept that the hanging baskets needed a wee bit of help. […]
A walk around the garden with a selfie stick – June update 2019
2 commentsIt’s been a good while since we just went for a walk around the garden and talked about what’s happening, so come for a walk with me and a go-pro on a selfie stick.
Jade plant cuttings – an update on my adventure
Comments are DisabledI have a very happy update for you, my jade plants are now all very happy, which is such a relief for me. It’s really hard to get over in a blog post, just how much I was worrying about my plants after I almost killed them with love. But […]
Greenhouses: glass versus polycarbonate. Is there much difference?
Comments are DisabledI wrote a blog post a good while back now asking if an unheated greenhouse really made much difference and I think having one here in the cold, wet north really was a great tester. In that post, one of the things I commented on was the fact that I […]
See ya suckers!! Pruning tomato plants for better harvests.
Comments are DisabledI suspect this may be the most talked about, googled and youtubed piece of advice for gardeners growing tomatoes, but also the one which is surrounded by the most confusion. Pruning your tomatoes. The thing is, it actually doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated, here is my simple guide […]
From bald to lush – winning the battle for a lovely lawn
2 commentsThis time last month we let you in on our battle to get the lawn looking lush again after my incident with the fertiliser (and I used too much), which left huge bald, burned patches on the front lawn. Well I’m pleased to say we won that battle and we […]
Dealing with weeds the Kate way: with a butane torch
Comments are DisabledThis blog posts has been at the back of my mind for a while but I think it’s probably that time of year now where it will be something you guys will be interested in, cause lets be honest… weeding sucks! It’s boring, time-consuming, can be backbreaking and definitely kills […]
