Growing your own vegetables Amid all the doom and gloom over coronavirus , the last few days have been warm and gloriously sunny, so Vanda and I have been out in the garden and thoroughly enjoying it. We are still eating leeks, onions, garlic and purple sprouting from the garden. These of course will soon be coming to an end …
Busy Busy Busy
Well, it is ironic people said I would be bored when I retired. I have had so much to do that my own little blog has been neglected. I shall be putting that right this week with more gardening posts. This last few weeks I have been busy with https://fourgatesofgloucester.co.uk/ that I support , launching a new site for https://charlietaylorinteriors.co.uk/ …
Conserving water for your garden
Conserving water for your garden If, like us you are on a water meter it is vital to conserve as much water for the garden as possible unless you are happy with a large bill from your water company. We were shocked at how high our bill was last year and we determined to do something about it. There are …
Growing Your Own
Growing your own Growing your own vegetables is a real joy. The quality and taste is far better than anything shop bought, and you know they have not been covered in chemicals. Even the smallest plot can be used to very good effect, as I hope to show you here. I have included a video clip at the end of …
Growing vegetables in a tiny plot
Growing vegetables I have said many times it is not difficult to grow some vegetables even if you have a tiny garden like ours, or even if you have no garden at all. The photo on the left shows lettuce and a courgette growing happily on a window ledge. We started off the seeds in a tray in my shed, …
Enjoy your Garden
Enjoy your Garden At this time of year we are all busy sowing, planting and preparing soil, but one of the chief benefits of your garden is simply sitting down and enjoying it. Usually by about 4 pm we have finished all the jobs and that is the time to open a bottle of wine or beer and sit looking …
Planting time and compost
Planting time and compost I have done a lot of early planting this year as the weather has been very kind to gardeners. All my early potatoes are in now ( in containers and bags ) and I have also planted lots of onions in my deep beds. We are just finishing last years leeks and carrots and have started …
Experimenting with compost
Compost for the garden All gardens of course benefit from adding compost to the beds, and particularly the vegetable garden. I always compost what ever I can. In the past I have just had a bog standard compost heap aided by the additions from SoilFixer and that has done me very well. Last year I bought a hot bin. Sadly despite a …