Category: Gardening

This is the Autumn edition of a semi-regular gardening diary series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m taking a look at what worked this year, what didn’t, and tidying up the greenhouse Read more…

This is the July edition of a semi-regular gardening diary series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m pruning grapevines, checking up on crops in my greenhouse, as well at looking into pests Read more…

This is the June edition of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m trying to save some wilting foxglove and poppy seedlings that I need to repot. Plus I’m planting Read more…

I take a quick trip to Edible Culture in Faversham, Kent. This fantastic nursery have a great range of plants grown peat free, pesticide free, and all sold plastic free. In the shop at Edible Culture they have environmentally sound Read more…

This is the winter edition of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m out for the first time this year, looking at jobs to do. I tidy my wildflower garden Read more…

This is the 11th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m cucumber training, to ensure my plants stay tidy, clipping my heathers to maintain good flowering, and succession sowing Read more…

This is the 10th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I’m pruning grapevines and tidying strawberry plants, including removing runners. I also show my wild orchids growing in the Read more…

We went looking for plastic-free organic plant feed options and found the Bottle For Life scheme run by Edible Culture for Organic Seaweed Feed. Find out more about Edible Culture’s great way to get plastic-free organic plant feed. Edibleculture website: Read more…

This is the 9th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I am planting French Beans, with a tip to help support the canes for the French Bean plants. I Read more…

This is the 8th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I am planting zucchini (courgette) with a tip to make watering easy. I also repot some cucumber and tomato Read more…