Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
To follow on from yesterdays paddock update we wanted to show you some of the things that we have been growing in it. There’s nothing quite like that feeling of satisfaction when you grow your own fruit and veg and the crop you produce is actually pretty decent. This year we are growing quite a [...]
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Today we’re taking you through building your own climbing frame for any peas or beans that you may be growing this year. Climbing vegetables need a frame to grow up as they can get to quite a height and need the support. Note: The size of your climbing bean frame will depend on the size [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
We’ve been out in the paddock for most of this week. I say “we” Jodie and Cathy have been out there for the duration, I have popped out occasionally to make it seem like I still have something to offer in my ‘beached’ state but mostly I’ve been on the sofa, writing posts for the [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
I have decided not plant potatoes in any of the raised beds but instead to plant them in bags on the terrace. I am very lucky as I have a large garden but I have also lived in an apartment and a house with a small garden so I want to do something that those [...]
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
On the 16th of March the first covers came off the raised beds as we prepared them for planting. I decided to sow climbing garden peas in this bed. The bed was given a good rake over as this allowed air back in to the soil after a Winter of being under plastic. You can [...]
Friday, April 9th, 2010
This year has been so strange as everything in the garden is super late due to the prolonged cold spell. Well it feels like it is super late anyway. This is the circular bed in my front drive and last Summer, in the month of June, it looked like this….. Then last September, after all [...]
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Although it’s March the temperatures are still well below the average for this time of year. This means that the Spring garden is probably going to be a little late in arriving. Has anyone noticed how the Snowdrops have only just really exploded on to the scene when they should have made more of an [...]
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
If you’re thinking about growing some of your own fruit and vegetables this year then now is the time to get your Broad Beans in to some trays or pots. Broad Beans look like this when they come out of the seed packet. Obviously you should follow their instructions but the easiest way of growing [...]
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
How To Grow Your Own Fruit & Vegetables – My Beginning On Saturday we begin building and filling four raised fruit and vegetable beds in the paddock that we are starting to develop. The beds are perfectly square and will be spilt in to four. That’s sixteen beds to play in. Let the growing commence [...]
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
I only planted two of these tomato plants. In a grow bag in a part of the garden where the grill resides. I put them there as I figured that I would invariably set the table for a lunch outside and enjoy picking them off the plant only to be taken straight to the table. And you know what??? [...]
