Posted in Herbs, Salads, Unusual veg on Jan 27th, 2012
When I took up the challenge set by Michelle at Veg Plotting to find salads to eat from my garden every week of this year, it took a little while for the penny to drop that she was starting the challenge at the beginning of the year. Logical, you might think, until it occurs to you [...]
Posted in Pick of the month, sowing on Jun 8th, 2011
Lettuce ‘Salad Bowl’ I’ve developed a bit of a thing for growing lettuces this year. Normally I just sow my standard mix of baby salad leaves and leave it at that: but I began trying out a few ‘proper’ lettuces back in February and have discovered a whole new world of salad-related delights. I’ve got heirloom [...]
Posted in Container veg growing, Greenhouse growing, sowing on Mar 14th, 2011
The annual round of horticultural hot-desking has begun: that frenetic three-month spell in which I seem to spend my whole time ferrying different shapes and sizes of pot, module and seed tray between kitchen windowsill, propagator, greenhouse shelving, coldframe and veg garden. Part of the problem is that none of the above is big enough: [...]
Happy September! It takes a bit of admitting but even fanatical gardeners can find they hit the doldrums in August. It’s my least favourite gardening month: all your spring optimism has been replaced by this year’s glaring failures: even the joy of picking beans starts to lose its sheen when you’re filling your 20th bag [...]
Posted in Greenhouse growing, Propagation, sowing on Feb 28th, 2010
It’s no good: I can’t resist. This happens every year in February. There’s something about the turn of the month that makes your gardening brain go into “spring” mode. Whatever the weather outside – and let’s face it, we’ve had some pretty horrific weather this year – I just want to get growing. If I were [...]
Apples (late varieties like Cox's Orange Pippin), beetroot, cabbage (green and red), carrots, celeriac, chard, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohlrabi, medlars, parsnips, pumpkins, quince, raspberries (autumn varieties), salad leaves, sprout tops, squashes, turnips
