Featured Posts in'season' Category

Seeds Sown!

This time last year my seedlings were already nearly a month old. This year has been such a cold Spring that I didn't Read more..

Plant Finder to put us out of Business

‘Complete Garden, 3,500 plant selector, planting advice and pruning guide encyclopaedia for use on Mac/PC Read more..

Signs of Spring

I sowed a few broad beans yesterday.I start them off with a little heat in individual modules then let them grow on Read more..

Growing Butternut Squash

Butternut squash are delicious, prolific and easy to grow. They like to ramble and scramble, pinch out when the lead Read more..

growing sweet peppers my way

Most peppers need a long growing season and Real seeds have some good choices for growing here in the UK.. I sow my Read more..

How to Prune Rambling Roses.

Rambling roses tend to flower only once a year (not once a season as I once heard). Therefore it pays to optimise the Read more..

Getting Organised

I’ve cleared out my seed box, cleaned it out and put everything back sorted into which month they need to be Read more..

Red Leaves on Begonia Rex

Even red leaved plants will photosynthesize. Pigments such as the red anthocyanins will mask the green chlorophyll Read more..

Cranberry (belly) Robin biscuits

I have to admit I have never made Christmas biscuits before, but recently the little home cook in me thought why not Read more..

Its not a bread loaf…

but a 3 lentil vegetable loaf..mmmmmmThe carnivorous amongst you would have meat and two veg on your plates. For me Read more..