Going to seed

February 7, 2023

Things are definitely stirring. I’m not talking about snowdrops, either: gardeners, too, are emerging blinking blearily into the watery February …

Feeding the birds… without the cost

January 26, 2023

I was joined by my little friend in the garden again yesterday. Every gardener has one: a little shadow flitting …

January 10, 2023

Ever wondered where the seed you sow actually comes from? I always thought (as much as I thought about it …

January 5, 2023

While I’m plotting out my growing year, I’m also doing a bit of a stock take. Like most gardeners I …

June 4, 2021

Another month, another stack of seed trays to prick out. The greenhouse shelves are already full of overcrowded seedlings to …

January 9, 2020

Time to wake up the blog again! I know: it’s been a long time. What can I say: writing and …

February 26, 2016

Seedlings coming along nicely! Here’s the tray of mixed salad seedlings I put in at the beginning of February. Alongside …

January 25, 2013

One side-effect of last week’s ever-so-virtuous clearing out of seed packets is that I now have a socking big pile …