I must admit, the front lawn is my nemesis. When it’s looking good, our front of house is stunning and gets so many complimentary comments from passers-by, but… it is so much work. When we moved to Ar Bruadair all those years ago, there was no lawn at all. It […]
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Potting on your seedlings
Comments are DisabledWe are potting on our tomatoes but this process applies equally to other seedlings, peppers etc. It’s time, our tomato seedlings are starting to look strong and healthy, but I’m very aware that they will soon be too large for the tiny little starter pots I gave them. If we […]
My jade plant adventure continues
Comments are DisabledA few months back I let you all share in my terrifying adventure where I learned I had been killing my jade plants with love. Basically after 10 years, my enormous and seriously full jade plant (the original of the two) had started dropping leaves, leaves had started to wither […]
Using propagators to start your seedlings off & how to move them from propagator to greenhouse to outdoors
8 commentsWe have had a few questions in comments and on twitter recently about our set up in the greenhouse and how we use the propagators so I thought it would an excellent opportunity to talk to you a bit more about the process from start to finish. The first thing […]
Compost, how to use it & when to sieve it
2 commentsIf you haven’t been following our adventure with composting over the past few years you won’t know that we started off with the big, standard-type compost pile at the back of the garden (build from odds and ends of wood) and are now using a swanky hotbin composter. So we’ve had […]
Pruning and repotting Jade plants
13 commentsI was given a cutting from a Jade plant about 10 or 11 years ago, it was tiny, maybe a couple of inches tall and I did what most of us do and stuck it on a windowsill and forgot about it. Watered it occasionally, when I remembered. This was […]
Naughty elf on the cocktail shelf – festive greetings from Kate & Eli
Comments are Disabledhttps://youtu.be/Oe7GHbnsBqE Espresso martini for one
Drainage for your pots & containers
Comments are DisabledThis time of year is a great time to talk about rain, lots of rain, coming snow and the fact that your pots and containers need drainage. Oh boy, do they ever at this time of year! This is one of my very short tips & tricks for winter that […]
Making the most of your 6 by 8 foot greenhouse
Comments are DisabledLast week she was bare, this week she is all gussied up in her finery. So how do you make a small greenhouse work for all seasons?
Growing tomatoes in the cold climate of Scotland. Yup it is possible.
6 commentsEverything you need to know to grow huge crops of tomatoes, yes even in Scotland
