The last month or so has been dominated by two tasks – Weeding and Sowing. The veg beds are in good order – several were mulched over winter and there have generally not been to many weeds, yet. The flower beds have been a different story, weeds got to much of a hold towards the … Continue reading Easter garden update
I have already blogged about my tomato choices for 2019, my favourite crop to grow and the one that started me off. I have have two other go to crops that my garden would not be complete without – carrots and beans. Both are crops that always seem to perform for me so its no … Continue reading Carrots and Beans for 2019
The first thing I remember growing myself was the good old tomato so it seems right that these are still a firm favourite. My dad pretty much gave up on tomatoes when I was young as they were often struck with blight and seemed like to much effort for him. Thankfully I havent found blight … Continue reading My 2019 Tomatoes
Apart from being a bit quieter on social media (waking up now) I have still been plugging away at various different jobs in my garden. A few are finished or very close to it, others need some more work. The finished job is converting my greenhouse so that it now has two beds running down … Continue reading Winter jobs catch up
(Originally posted in 2018) I have just harvested my sweet potatoes in the last week or so and the crop was very successful (particularly pleasing as this was my first attempt at growing them). I hadn't even thought about growing these until the beginning of this year, they are not something I have a particular … Continue reading Growing sweet potatoes
(Originally posted in 2018) A recent post by a fellow blogger (Sasha – LondnPlantology) got me thinking about Moths and plants that we could all grow to help out. The original post was about peas and some other things which included seedball and their Bat mix – not a friend to many moths I hear … Continue reading Plants for Moths
(Originally written in 2017) One of the biggest pests I have faced in my garden are slugs – most years they can be like a carpet. Bizarrely, in 2017, the numbers seem to have fallen to an almost unnoticeable level (I am grateful for this but unsure why). Obviously a pond will not be the … Continue reading A solution to a slippery problem
