Let sowing commence…
Seedlings coming along nicely! Here’s the tray of mixed salad seedlings I put in at the beginning of February. Alongside …
Category Archives: greenhouse
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 …
So farewell then…
…greenhouse tomatoes. I have cleared this year’s crop: always a marker that you can no longer kid yourself: the season …
Bean there, done that
I do love it when you figure something out all by yourself. I’ve always been slightly mystified by the instructions for …
A Tynte of Victoriana
I’ve been wanting to visit Tyntesfield in Wraxall, near Bristol, for years. So on the slightly shaky pretext of tracking …
Life in the greenhouse: July
Help! We’ve had a bit of a disaster. My tree chilli is my pride and joy. It’s now three years …
This month in the greenhouse: April
Heeelp….!! I’m running out of room… As always in April, there’s a traffic jam in my greenhouse. Outside, the cold frame is …
Power to the people
You won’t be gardening long before you feel the need for a little electricity. I don’t mean excitement: goodness, there’s …
October garden: Greenhouses and fruit garden
The slow dying of the greenhouses is the swansong of my year. They’re the last to go: long after the …
Sally Nex 