Harvesting onions, shallots & garlic
There’s something deeply satisfying about pulling up a crop of onions (or shallots/garlic) and leaving them out in the sun to dry, but it’s an important job to do too…
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Dealing with gluts
Are you drowning in courgettes? Are the tomatoes getting on top of you? Lots of people have more veg than they know what to do with at the moment, but…
Next year I want to be better prepared for the heat
Aside from the football the conversation of the hour seems to be the hot summer that we’re having, and among my gardening friends, how dry the soil is. I too…
Watering Advice
We’ve received a few emails from customers wondering how often to water this summer, so we thought we’d pop together a few pieces of advice… Water early in the mornings….
Why you should use a mulch
We think that most avid gardeners would agree with us on this one important point – using a mulch is SO good for your plants and one of the best…
Feed your plants
With the hot, dry weather that we’ve had you may find some of your plants need an extra boost. It’s quite easy to make a quick home brew that will…
Mole tunnels in my beds!
Over the winter I saw a few mole hills popping up in the veg patch. I did a little research back then anyway, but it turned out not to be…
My carrots have split their sides. Why?
Sometimes when you harvest your carrots, you may find that they have cracked up. Not in a “that was hilarious” kind of way, but in a “we got a bit…
How I squeezed an extra 70 plants into my plot!
I’m feeling quite proud of myself this week because I’ve managed to really make the most of my veg patch. I’ve been intercropping. Or something like that. I don’t really…
A no-dig squash shortcut that backfired…
One way to clear weeds using no-dig methods is to lay down black polythene over a thick layer of mulch and then grow squashes/pumpkins through it. This seemed like a…
Start a Strawberry Patch this Summer
Growing bucket loads of strawberries in the veg patch has got to be one of the most enjoyable things in the world! Whether it’s in containers, grow bags or a…
Don’t give up too easily when slugs attack
Slugs are a pain. Fact. But we are of the opinion that a lot of people give up easily when their seedlings are attacked. Sometimes, it’s worth leaving them in…