Success with Greenhouse Melons
10 minutesHere’s how I grew 30 Charentais melons in a narrow greenhouse bed just 5 ft long and 1 ft deep. … read more
Produce
Brussels Sprouts – a winter winner
4 minutesHere is my sprout bed. It’s 8ft long by 4ft wide and holds 8 sprout plants in it. The netting … read more
Greenhouse Veggies
5 minutesI’ve planted the greenhouse with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, aubergines and some hot-house ornamentals. Trying to cater for all of their needs … read more
Late season apples
3 minutesIn my garden I have tried to include fruit varieties that extend the season as widely as possible. This is … read more
How to grow carrots – for beginners
7 minutesCarrots as a main crop are well worth growing. They can be temperamental, but once you get the hang of it you … read more
What’s picking? April harvest
3 minutesApril can be the leanest time of year in the vegetable garden as stored carrots and onions have been used up … read more
The Vegetable Garden, August 2013
2 minutesAs you can see the vegetable garden is pretty productive at the moment. The Carrots were very temperamental, with only about … read more
Summer Squashes
4 minutesThere are two types of squash. Winter squashes that are hard and starchy, harvested in the autumn once they are ripe, and stored for winter use. Here are the ones I grow…
Swede ready in July!?
1 minuteWow! I only sowed these in late March and yet they have grown to grapefruit size already! The bed is … read more
