
Largest Yield from One Seed Potato Competition
An old allotment competition is to see who can grow the biggest yield of potatoes from just one seed potato. This article explains how it is done.
An old allotment competition is to see who can grow the biggest yield of potatoes from just one seed potato. This article explains how it is done.
Early Sowing, Winter solstice and Yule and Christmas Greetings to everyone.
Catching up on reading gardening books old and new whilst the weather outside is awful. A quick report on what is happening on the plots
I've got a new Eden Burford greenhouse arriving on Monday. 10 feet long, 6 feet wide. Why I decided to get another greenhouse.
Time to plan for next year but first a review of what we have already. A bit of thinking time to save work in the future.
A look at no-dig gardening vs conventional digging methods of cultivation. Both systems have their merits and drawbacks which are discussed.
Thinking about experimenting with a different growing system based on no-dig 30 inch (75 cm) wide beds as used by some commercial market gardeners.
Some thoughts on our affluent society on Black Friday when the retailers engage in a frenzy of selling us things we don't really want or need.
I wanted a new cultivator and hoe but found this clever combination tool from Wolf Garten that did both in one. Very clever system saves cost and space.
The last of the sweet peppers and chilli pepper plants were cleared in the polytunnel. A surprising volume if not the largest fruits.
This year I tried a different method of growing parsnips. The idea is to overcome the slow and patchy germination that is the big problem with parsnips.
Taking advantage of a dryish day to move the rest of the delivered compost, level it out and taking a break to clear up the storm damage.
A study carried out at UC Berkeley is being described as showing using fertilizer increases plant disease but the facts are different. Read the truth.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in herbicides like Roundup. Glyphosate is probably the most used herbicide on the planet. Is it safe? Can we replace it?
Free potatoes - self grown. How to rejuvenate an old neglected rhubarb plant and get 4 new from 1 plant. Planting daffodil bulbs in the border.
Emptying the greenhouse means it's tomato chutney making time. Chicken waste to vegetables via compost. Woodchips. Parsley, easy to grow when you know how.
Turning the compost piles, fallen tree brash turned into fertiliser and leafmould plus a little on my very long term plans for the land.
Bananas are Britain's favourite fruit. We import 5 billion bananas a year. But our supplies are under threat due to a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
Storm Callum was the final straw for one of our rowan trees, so out with the chainsaw. Got about 3 cubic yards of compost from the bins for the plot.
Sorting and storing the potato harvest, mowing, moving compost and gathering up the leaves for leafmould before Storm Callum arrived