Sowing and planting too early in the year We can all get a little over excited when the new year comes around especially if, like now, we’ve had relatively warm ….Read more
How to Grow Blueberries and Cranberrries
Blueberries are high in antioxidants so widely regarded as a ‘Superfruit’ (whatever that is) but taking their health benefits apart they are also exceptionally tasty so well worth growing yourself. ….Read more
How to grow bare root soft fruit part 3: How to grow Gooseberries
‘How to grow gooseberries’ is intended as a solid introduction to growing this relatively easy to grow fruit bush. For more detailed information on gooseberries please feel free to contact ….Read more
How To Build and Install Raised Garden Beds
How To Build Raised Beds This article deals with how to build raised garden beds, what is the best size to make them and what is the best material to ….Read more
How to grow bare root soft fruit part 2: How to grow Currants
Currants are an excellent fruit for the home gardener as they a relatively trouble free and produce large crops of highly nutritious fruit. Currants are divided into black, red and ….Read more
How to grow bare root soft fruit part 1: How to grow raspberries
How to grow bare root soft fruit In general and for the purposes of this article, soft fruit refers to soft skinned, juicy fruit borne on bushes or canes. Other ….Read more
Top 10 Tips For Seed Propagation
Propagating vegetable seeds using a heated propagator Starting off seeds indoors has two main advantages; plants are protected from pests and disease in their most vulnerable stages and seeds can ….Read more
Collecting and Using Autumn Leaves
Autumn leaves are a valuable resource for the vegetable gardener as they when rotted they make an excellent mulch, soil improver or compost mix. Making leaf mould is easy and ….Read more
How do I make my own wooden compost bin?
Hello and welcome back to the Quickcrop garden. Well, it’s a beautiful day in mid September and today we are going to build one of our large New Zealand Box ….Read more
Can I compost potato plants affected by late blight?
Can potato plants with late blight be composted? If care is taken the answer is yes. Blight spores can only survive on living plant tissue, once the foliage has been ….Read more