Harvesting Parsnips
After we’ve had a few good frosts, you should find that the flavour of homegrown parsnips is at its best, as the cold spell will have sweetened them up. If…
Growing Tips and Advice
Cut & Come Again Pak Choi
You can treat Pak Choi and Tatsoi as a Cut & Come Again crop. Depending on when you planted it this autumn, it may be big enough to start harvesting…
What Biological Pest Controls are Out There?
There are various different types of biological pest control that you can buy online from mail order specialist suppliers; these biological controls include things like nematodes for slug control, ladybird…
Why it’s good to remove yellow brassica leaves
If you’ve been reading our Weekly Veg Out for a while, you may have noticed that we often advise you to remove the older, yellowing leaves of brassicas. There is…
Sometimes Snails are Worse than Slugs
These small garden snails have quickly established a family network in the tops of some Brussels sprouts plants. Snails often climb higher than slugs and, because they have their shells,…
Do I need to keep brassicas netted over winter?
We nearly always recommend that you net any brassicas – kale, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower etc – in your plot using a mesh netting. This will help to keep butterflies from…
When to sow broad bean seeds
If you’re growing one of our Small or Large Autumn (or Year Round) Veg Patches, you will have received some broad bean seeds with your delivery. These are best sown…
A Few Pre-Frost Garden Jobs
We’re just edging towards frosty mornings now, and with that in mind we’ve made a little to-do list so that you don’t lose any crops… Harvest pumpkins & winter squashes…
Using biodegradable mulch sheet
Although this photo is from a garden in summer, using a biodegradable sheet mulch like this can work really well in autumn and winter too, by keeping the soil a…
The Next Few Months – from Autumn to Spring
As the leaves fall at this time of year, the veg patch empties rapidly with plants being pulled up at the end of the season. You may be planting up…
The Next Few Weeks – Autumn Planting & Summer Clearing
This article takes a look at the next four or five weeks in the vegetable garden, through late September and early October, which is a time both for clearing up…
Plant Purple Sprouting Broccoli for Spring…
You can plant out Purple Sprouting Broccoli plug plants over the next few weeks and, all going well, they will provide you with a wonderful crop in spring. Where to…