What to do if your squash plants are only just fruiting
If you’re growing winter squash or pumpkins and the plants are only just beginning to form fruits now, then there are a few things you can do to help them…
Growing Tips and Advice
Top Tips: Harvesting, Storing & Gluts
Here we are in the swing of harvesting season – hopefully you are dealing with more gluts than failed crops, and this article looks at some top tips for harvesting,…
The Next Few Weeks – Mid Aug-Mid Sept
We are at a kind of turn around point in the season now, with most of our attention being on harvesting (hopefully). There is a last chance to get a…
When to harvest sweetcorn
If you’re growing your own sweetcorn to harvest corn-on-the-cobs, the key is to knowing exactly when to pick them for the sweetest, juiciest flavour. The advice for harvesting full sized,…
Watch out for blossom end rot
If your veggies start to rot at the blossom (flower) end, like this tomato pictured, then please don’t panic. You may have lost that particular fruit, but you can save…
Vegetable crops that tend to split, and how to prevent it
Beetroot, Carrots, Tomatoes and Cabbages are among some of the vegetable plants that can suddenly split. You’ll see some examples below. The main reason for this splitting is inconsistent moisture…
Strip tomato leaves for a better crop
Once you’ve got a few trusses of green tomatoes on your plants, it’s a good idea to strip off some of the excess foliage. This will help the plants to…
Quick Growers for Summer Planting
To make the most of the summer, pop some quick growing veg plants in the ground or in pots in the next week or two. Some, like wild rocket and…
Check for eggs (& caterpillars) regularly
Absolutely the best way to avoid caterpillars from chomping through your brassica crops is to regularly check for eggs over the next few weeks. Even if they are growing under…
Courgettes & Squash – Male Flowers Come First
When Courgette, Squash, Pumpkins and Cucumbers start to flower, they normally produce male only flowers for a week or so… The male flowers, which you will recognise as there is…
What to Plant Now (mid July)
Mid-July is a really good time for planting up a few extras to extend the season. This is especially worth doing if you’re not planning to plant winter crops in…
Possible problems with potatoes
Potatoes do not always look perfectly formed when you dig them up – in this article, we look at scab (pictured) and a few other things that you may encounter…