While I am not a fan of of winter I do enjoy preparing for it. There is great satisfaction in harvesting and storing crops in October, protecting beds from heavy rain and generally ….Read more
Category: Growing Fruit
Recognising Aminopyralid Weedkiller Contamination in Manure
Mackerel sky Before we get going, here’s a photo I took on Monday morning while out walking the dog showing a pretty ‘mackerel sky’ which, as you know, signals a ….Read more
March 31st Vegetable Garden Update – Sowing Lettuce & Pruning Fruit Trees
I am afraid we have had to close the Quickcrop site for 3 days and not taking any new orders until Friday. As I think I explained last week we ….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
Planting Bare Root Fruit in Winter
I sometimes throw my vegetable garden a guilty look as I skip past it on my way to the fruit cage or down to look at my young apple trees. ….Read more
Sea Campion – A Beautiful Coastal Wildflower
We are taking a break from the vegetable garden this week and looking at some wild flowers as they are often far prettier than anything in the garden. This week’s ….Read more
Bee friendly Planting Tips and Ideas
It is rare you come out of a pub with anything useful but it was a chance encounter in a local hostelry which led to a complete transformation in my ….Read more
New Quickcrop Fruit Cage/Bird Net Kits
I did manage to do a test build of our new fruit cage system over the weekend. The photo above shows the frame without the net obviously but this is ….Read more
How to care for young fruit trees
Seeing as I mentioned my new orchard in the last post I might as well add a little information on caring for new fruit trees. Getting trees established well has ….Read more
How to prune Gooseberry Bushes and Currants.
How to prune Gooseberry bushes and currant bushes. Pruning fruit bushes can seem complicated but is, in fact, very simple. Many people are nervous about the process so leave fruit ….Read more