You can take it that we’re feeling particularly generous this time of year or we have extra stock we’re trying to get rid of but either way the result is ….Read more
The Polytunnel in September
Unless you live in a part of the country with a unique and unreported special climate you will have experienced a pretty disappointing summer for growing fruit and vegetables. Apart ….Read more
Seedling plants for Autumn / Winter production.
August and September are still very productive months in the vegetable garden with plenty of delicious vegetables at their peak and ready to pick. If you’re anything like me you’ll ….Read more
The August Vegetable Garden
We’ve started taking down a few old and scruffy conifers at the Quickcrop estate to make room for some beech trees and for the valuable winter firewood they provide. That’s ….Read more
New Tool Time
Using the right tools really does make life in the vegetable garden a whole lot easier. I’m a little bit of a tool nut myself and do find myself gravitating ….Read more
Harvesting and storing peas.
Keep picking your peas! Peas can be harvested from July to September but you need to keep picking them to keep the new pods coming. It’s an odd one because ….Read more
N.P.K. Explained
We get asked a lot this time of year what fertilizer should be used on what plant. I find the subject very interesting, much to the dismay of some callers ….Read more
Organic Gardening with Klaus Laitenberger
Klaus Laitenberger is the man behind’Green Seed Company’ which is a select range of vegetable seeds picked for vigour, disease resistance and flavour. Klaus has also written our two favourite ….Read more
Your garden in July
July is a fabulous time in the garden with so much glossy new growth and tasty young vegetables. Don’t forget there is still plenty of things you can sow now, ….Read more
Natures Red Bull
Check out the healthiest pint you’ll ever drink, perfectly poised on our timber bed only inches away from the luscious leaves from which it’s made. This is the new pint, ….Read more