How to grow shallots
Shallots are a sweeter and milder tasting alternative to onions. They’re easy and fun to grow, and thrive in the ground or in pots. Whether you prefer to …
In the Veg Patch
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Wondering which tomato to grow? Read our guide and choose with confidence
Tomatoes come in all shapes, sizes and colours with some being happy growing direct in the garden and others preferring the protection of a greenhouse. Some …
Top July Allotment Tips
On the allotment as ever, the weather has been the main talking point. June was generally rather dry, almost until the month end. This put some plants under …
January -Top Allotment Tips
As the New Year dawns on the Allotment and I can’t wait to get my hands dirty again! At this time of year I spend a fair bit of time assessing if anything …
Getting the Most From your Tomatoes
Tomatoes will be ripening now and need to be picked regularly to keep the plants cropping. The fruits are best picked in the late afternoon when their sugar …
April Allotment Tips
The key allotment focus at this time of year is potatoes. During the last week of March I got my first early potatoes in. This was after a few days of enforced …
Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas)
Potato season has started with many seed potatoes chitting away in preparation for planting in a few weeks’ time and others ordered and on their way. We all …
February Allotment Tips
It is fair to say the last few weeks haven’t been allotment gardening weather! Pleasingly now the days are lengthening and the gardening calendar is moving …
The Art of Grafting
It would be easy to think that the art of grafting one plant onto the rootstock of another is relatively new but in fact evidence exists of it having been used …
Seed potatoes – To Chit or not to Chit?
Once you have bought your seed potatoes the question is whether or not you need to chit them and this is a question that has been long debated. We at Suttons …