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….
Growing Tips and Advice
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…
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…
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…
It’s Slug Weather
We’ve had bucket loads of rain over the past few days, which is great as the ground here in Cornwall has been incredibly dry. Naturally, with the rain come the…
Calendar for the summer
As soon as your first batch of plants are in the ground in spring it’s easy to assume that that’s that, but there are lots of planting opportunities from now…
Plants that are likely to bolt
Long, hot, dry spells followed by heavy rain and cooler temperatures confuses plants and can often lead them to bolt. They haven’t been getting enough water and they respond to…
Have you got flea beetles?
Tiny little holes in the leaves of plants are most likely to be the handy work of the flea beetle… The small flea beetle has small stripes down its back…
How healthy are your plants looking?
In the first week or so after planting it is wise to keep an eye out for the first signs that your plants may be struggling to settle in to…
An easy way to support peas
Pea plants are very good at dancing around looking for something to cling onto with their tendrils. To get them growing upwards quickly (and thus preventing slug damage) you can…