It’s halfway through the year and I thought it was a good time to reflect on progress so far and to show you around my vegetable garden.
Tag: growing
Ordering Seeds during Lockdown
I usually start picking up seeds in February and March from local garden centres but, with all the things happening this year, I didn’t buy any before lockdown started. All garden centres closed their doors and have yet to fully re-open. I’m also not keen to go to the shops to buy seeds. I’m not…
End of October Vlog – How to plant Garlic and Onions
In this episode I reflect on a quick trip away with my family in our tent and go over how I plant Onions and Garlic.
Growing Garlic
I love growing garlic. It’s an ingredient we use all of the time when cooking at home and I get a great feeling knowing we are using something I have grown. It stores well which means we can get months of use out of a single harvest, and now is the time to be planting…
I’ve started early and this is how I’ve done it.
After a few cold weeks and very little happening in my greenhouse more and more seeds are germinating and starting to reach out of the ground for the sun. April and May are traditionally my sowing months but for the last few years I’ve been trying to extend the season with my greenhouse and heated…
First crop from the allotment
Spring has officially started here in the East of England and we are having a wide variety of weather from wonderfully warm days to bitterly cold ones. Despite the cold, nature if waking up. Seeds are starting to germinate in the greenhouse, the dreaded weeds are getting an early start and some plants are already…
Mid July
July is normally a good month here in Norfolk, UK. This year has seen amazing weather but I can’t remember the last time it rained, I think it was over a month ago. Watering is the biggest task on the allotment and back home in the garden. The dry spell means slugs and snails are…
Little and Often
We’re finally getting stable(ish) weather and and risk of frost is dropping with each day. With mostly consistent temperatures come better germination rates. I am concerned some are too far behind now to yield a good crop this year, only time will tell. I’m still having problems with some seeds and I’ve not seen any…
Is it spring yet?
Looking outside today one could believe it is late November. The sun hasn’t managed to get through the mist since Saturday and temperatures haven’t push much past 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) for most of the week. This has not been good news for my seeds which, for the most part, need temperatures to…
Procrastination, my nemesis.
I’m a month behind. I have a load of excuses. Its been cold, its rained….a lot, and its snowed in March just when I wanted to get on with sowing seeds. I could also blame work, and I have done. I’ve told myself that all these things have stopped me from getting on with things…
My Gardening Journey 