Growing

It’s been incredibly dry here since lockdown started over a month ago, and I’m already seeing cracks in the surface of the soil. I’m not quite sure when my plants…

All types of peas (garden, sugarsnap and mangetout) need something to scramble up. Making a support is very simple – here are two ways…

Whether you’re planting some new seedlings, or tending to established plants, here are a few top tips for healthy mint. Best grown in pots – mint rapidly spreads its roots…

You may have experienced this already, and if you have don’t worry, we understand your frustration… cats rather like empty veg beds that have been recently dug over – they…

Over the past few years I have tried various different types of netting to protect my crops. Some are definitely better than others, not just at keeping pests out, but…

Courgettes are a brilliant crop for the veg patch – they’re easy, hassle-free and you get loads to harvest from just one plant. If you’re growing them for the first…

Getting hold of all the things that you need for planting season is not quite as straightforward as normal this year. We’ve put together a list of suggestions to help…

I spent most of this afternoon digging up a LOT of bindweed from one of my raised beds. I seem to have been blessed with a plot that is full…

Brassicas need to be protected from pigeons and cabbage white butterflies, and the easiest way to do this is to build a simple netted brassica cage. You can make your…

If you’ve been reading my diary posts, you’ll know that I have been using the no-dig approach to growing your own. Essentially what this means is that I use a…

About 3 or 4 years ago I planted up a raised bed with 12 strawberry plants. At the end of each season, they put out their runners, and I have…