How to make your plot more productive
Here are our suggestions for growing more veggies per square metre, keeping plants healthier and minimising pests and disease.
Growing Tips and Advice
Should I feed soil for winter plants?
You might see general gardening advice suggesting that there is no need to feed plants in the winter as they are not actively growing. This period of non-growth tends to…
Watch out for slugs & snails at the moment
These guys are doing well at hiding in brassica leaves – the warm, damp weather is just what they enjoy and they seem to be doing more damage than most…
How Long will Cavolo Nero Grow?
The kale pictured here was planted last autumn, in Sept 2020, so it’s just over a year old and still going strong. You can really get a lot from one…
Should I give up on my Purple Sprouting Broccoli?
If you’re growing sprouting broccoli, you may have found it to be a disappointing season! We’ve certainly experienced this, and have heard from local farmers who have found the same…
Winter Salads & Frost
As frosty mornings start welcoming us into winter, here’s a quick guide to getting the most from your salad leaves and keeping them protected. Which salad plants need protecting? It…
New to Composting? Some pointers…
At this time of year, there is plenty to put on the compost pile, from all the old veg plants as well as grass cuttings and raked up leaves. This…
Cabbage White Caterpillars in Autumn
As we reach mid-October, the season for Cabbage White butterflies is coming to an end, so the good news is that they shouldn’t be laying many more eggs from now…
Now is the time to mulch
Whether you are going to keep on growing through winter, or put your plot to bed until next spring, now is a brilliant time to mulch your veg beds to…
Autumn Slug Prevention
It’s always the most common question… how do I get rid of slugs? This article covers a few methods of prevention and some good practices to use now that autumn…
What do I do with my strawberry plants now?
Following our Fruit Pruning Guide last week, a few people got in touch to ask what to do with strawberry plants at this time of year, so we thought we’d…
When will my cauliflower form a head?
It’s always a bit nerve-wracking growing cauliflower as it can seem that for ages the plants just grow more and more leaves, and that the cauliflowers themselves aren’t forming. If…