Victory gardens are fruit and vegetable gardens grown by the public both at home and in a community setting. In a war, much like in a pandemic, huge pressure is ….Read more
Can I Grow Vegetables Indoors?
We recently decided to tackle some of the gardening FAQs that we get asked most frequently on this blog. Can I grow vegetables indoors? is one of those questions that ….Read more
April 30th Garden Update – Seedling Sowing Tips
As we move towards the beginning of May, things really start to move in the vegetable garden. Up until this point there have been very few seeds we can sow ….Read more
April 20th Garden Update. Filling raised beds and planting French beans.
Garden Update I am making some progress in the garden this week with a few tips coming to mind which hopefully you will find helpful. The first tip I have ….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
March 2020 Vegetable Garden Update
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