Well, hello there folks. That’s been a strange couple of weeks hasn’t it? I apologise for the late mail but I have had the luminous vest on since last week ….Read more
The Quickcrop garden in March – dealing with a wet Spring
Due to a relatively dry end to last week I had thought the worst of the weather was over. I said as much on Facebook (and nearly caused an International ….Read more
Sowing Tomatoes in late February – How to sow tomatoes
Despite the fact that I am usually busy enough in the polytunnel in late Winter (sowing sweet peas, peppers, broad beans etc….), it is not until I sow my tomatoes ….Read more
Growing Tomatoes in NW London with Rhys Jaggar
Timetable for growing tomatoes: a summary of a decade of learning I started growing tomatoes in the wet summer of 2009 and was quite frankly, not very successful. It probably ….Read more
Compost Bin Comparisons – which is the best choice for you?
As bin charges increase and households try to be more environment friendly we are seeing a corresponding increase in home composting. We have been interested in domestic composting for a long ….Read more
Sowing Chillies in February – How to Grow Chilli Peppers.
Not too chilly for growing chillies! You don’t need me to tell you that we are having a wet and windy February. So far we have dealt with high winds ….Read more
Creating a Perennial Wildlife Garden – Part 1
The vegetable garden is still pretty quiet this week so I thought we would return to ornamental gardening and look at some of the plans for my garden and some ….Read more
February in the Quickcrop Vegetable Garden
Last weekend I was back in the polytunnel and sowed a few trays of seeds which I wanted to start on the heat bench (onions and leeks). It is still ….Read more
Garden diary 2020 – transforming a large space into a perennial paradise.
As I mentioned in my mail the week before last, I have a lot planned for the garden this year and just to prove it wasn’t a load of old ….Read more
Sowing Sweet Peas and Broad Beans in January
I am not sure what it’s like with you but we have has some real January weather over the weekend with some hard overnight frosts. A hard frost ads a ….Read more