This month in the garden…
It’s about this time of year I start to resist writing anything about seasons, mists or mellow fruitfulness for fear …
Category Archives: greenhouse
Splitting the difference
Bother. My tomatoes have gone and split on me. This, of course, is my own silly fault. Tomatoes split for …
Pick of the month: Cucamelon
Well. These are very curious little things. Cucamelons are the latest Big Thing in veg growing: everyone seems to have …
Life in the greenhouse: August
Summertime… and the watering is endless…. Every day I am to be found in the greenhouses behind a hose – …
This month in the garden…
It is June! Not very flaming, so far, but very busy. Here’s what I’ll be up to: Making comfrey tea: …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #4: Of Victoriana
You knew it wouldn’t be long before I got back to the food. My visit to Guernsey wouldn’t be complete …
Guernsey, Garden Isle #1: Of gardening heritage
Hah. Flights. Like number 67 buses. You don’t so much as look at an aeroplane for years, and then you’re …
Let sowing commence…
Seedlings coming along nicely! Here’s the tray of mixed salad seedlings I put in at the beginning of February. Alongside …
Chilli fiesta
Ah. Yes. The tree chilli. Also known as a rocoto, it’s one of the few varieties which you can overwinter …
Life in the greenhouse: November
There is a distinct air of panic hanging around my greenhouses this weekend. This is because I have been caught …
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