Get your vegetables to graft for you!
Grafting is a process of joining young plants of one variety with the a vigorous rootstock of another so that the grafted plants are healthier and produce …
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First Homegrown Potatoes
Hooray! Please see pic for this evenings’ tea. Am v. excited. Enjoyed myself throughly scrambling for potatoes in the soil. I have some practical …
Garlic at last
After many attempts I have finally managed to grow a crop of Garlic. I think the difference this time has been using a raised bed instead of just planting …
A small boast about a roast
I felt exceptionally proud last night – we had a roast dinner (it’s July but it felt like November so a roast seemed preferable to a salad) and the …
Tomato Boils and Bubbles
Was happily fiddling with my tomatoes the other day when I pulled back in horror. On the bottom side of the lowest branch (or stem or whatever it’s …
Suttons Family Gardening Day
Calling all keen gardeners – Suttons Seeds announce their open days this summer! If you know your Polyanthus from your Petunia and your Chrysanthemum from …
Biodynamics: Lunar Wisdom or Lunacy?
After reading an article in one of the garden mags earlier this year, I was interested in the concept of biodynamics, or planting with the moon phases. The …
Flowering Garlic?
I’m still waiting for the garlic to ripen, and while inspecting it for any changes (I’m told that when the foliage goes yellow it’s ready) …