One wet day last week I decided to plant out some tomato seedlings with the hope that the weather was going to improve. My decision was on the mark as we’ve had a number of fine days since then. After planting about 15 seedlings from a total of 33 I looked back on my handiwork [...]
The first few weeks of spring weather have been rather fickle so it’s been a matter of do I go ahead and plant or hold back for a little longer. My first row of carrots came to naught as we’ve had so many days of rain and the ground became water logged. A week back [...]
For those semi shaded areas in your garden where nothing wants to grow the humble renga lily is well worth consideration. Other than having to deal to the slugs that take delight in shredding it’s leaves the renga lily requires almost zero maintenance. Some years ago I purchased some 20 or so plants from a [...]
As the last six weeks have been rather cold and wet I’ve only attended to the most essential of outside chores and have deferred everything else until the weather improves. One task that couldn’t be left however was pruning the fruit trees as this needed to be completed whilst they are relatively dormant and before [...]
As it’s mid winter I haven’t given this matter much thought but in a few months time that will all change. Have I got this, will I plant that … are there any seeds left over from last year or do I need to source them from elsewhere? I also need to think ahead as [...]
What a good idea”. That’s been the response from two customers who have called in recently to purchase nesting boxes or bird feeders. Both made this comment when they saw all the empty 3 litre fruit juice bottles that occupy my garden. I loathe all forms of plastic and reminisce often about the good old [...]
This may sound like an unusual topic to write about for a blog (no I don’t mean bog) about vegetable gardening. There are five adults in our house and hardly a week goes by without Rose asking the above question, bless her sweet heart! Three of these are of the male variety so that narrows [...]
