Top December Allotment Tips
As I write there is a wonderful hoar frost this morning.The foliage and grass are glistening white and the soil is frozen enough to easily break a spade. Frost …
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March Top Allotment Tips
It is amazing what a few days of sunshine can do! After weeks of dreary weather, the good weather near the end of February resulted in allotment sites across …
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 …
Buying a greenhouse
Greenhouses can be traced as far back as 35AD when roman Emperor Tiberius had a glass house constructed specifically for growing supposedly medicinal …
Wondering which Tomato to Grow?
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 …
Growing for Showing – Aubergines, Cucumbers… i need a greenhouse
Growing for Showing – Someone somewhere is messing with time. A few weeks ago everything was calm, everything on time, my best laid plans were ready to …
January Allotment Tips
If you are anything like me you will have probably over indulged on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year celebrations. During which time, any …
Basic June tomato tips
Tomatoes are by far our most popular greenhouse crop. Rightly so, the flavour of sun ripened, juicy home-grown tomatoes is unsurpassed. They are also …
October In Your Garden
Wow, what a great start to October weatherwise for some of us – better than summer! Well lets not get carried away as there is work to be done. Not …