Tag: April

  • Sowing Courgettes in April (Not May) is your ticket to an Earlier Harvest

    Sowing Courgettes in April (Not May) is your ticket to an Earlier Harvest

    Learn why sowing courgettes in April gives earlier, stronger crops in the UK. Discover when, how, and where to sow for the best results.

  • I Want to Grow Jacket Potatoes

    I Want to Grow Jacket Potatoes

    For years I have planted 1st early potato tubers in 30L containers and although overjoyed at the harvest, I have become disappointed at how tiny some of the potatoes were. This year I’m taking action I want to grow jacket potato sized potatoes and I’m growing them in a raised bed. What variety of Potatoes…

  • Grow Vegetables on a Budget: Cheap Seeds That Actually Work

    Grow Vegetables on a Budget: Cheap Seeds That Actually Work

    New Vegetable Seeds are always exciting to buy, but do they really need to be expensive? Many beginner gardeners assume that growing vegetables requires premium seed brands and lots of money. In this year’s Veg Lab Experiment, I have decided to test that idea by growing a range of the cheapest vegetable seeds I could…

  • Year 2026 is the year I’m Growing Celeriac

    Celeriac is a strange creature that is a vegetable. If you thought Kohl Rabi was weird, wait until you see this bad boy! What’s is Celeriac? If someone described Celeriac to me, I don’t think I’d want to grow it. It does sound hideous to look at with its bulbous gnarled skin and celery type…

  • Black Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    Black Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

    Yes I know the real title of the movie is Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe but what if it wasn’t. What if Black Tomatoes were put front and centre stage of this film, would they be any more popular than green tomatoes?! Why should you even consider growing Black Tomatoes? Great question,…

  • April Newsletter – New Veg Beginnings

    Carrot Curiosities Articles & Events How Eco Friendly is your Compost? Garden Organic have an interesting article which digs into peat free composts and the materials that they contain. Are these materials like coir, bark, perlite, vermiculite – actually environmentally friendly? Link: Garden Organic Stop Food Waste Day – 30 April As vegetable growers, we…

  • Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    It’s mid April and time to plant out the Onions I grew from seed in January. It’s a fairly simple process of removing the onions from their modules and planting out in a hole in the soil. There’s a few things you should know about transplanting onions: Video – Planting Onion Seedlings in Raised Beds…

  • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in April

    It’s going to be a busy month in the Seed Sowing Headquarters at Sow Grow Harvest Veg in April. April is the month to Get Seed Sowing! Reasons why: Seeds To Sow in April Peas If you have already sown some Peas in March, fantastic! This month is the time to plant them out around…

  • When should you Sow Warm Loving plants?

    When should you Sow Warm Loving plants?

    Tomatoes, Aubergines, Sweet & Chilli Peppers are warm loving plants. They originate in tropical countries: What do you need to Grow Warm Loving Vegetables? Indoors – You will need a light bright windowsill in a warm house for germinating seeds. Indoors – Sowing Early – You will need Grow Lights and a heated propagator to…

  • Vegetable Growing Timeline – April

    Vegetable Growing Timeline – April

    For Daily Vegetable Garden Updates Follow Me on Twitter / X @justmetraceyb Here’s my Profile on Twitter / X: April’s Weather The weather has been unusually cold and it was very wet at the beginning April in the east of the UK. The daylight hours are now approaching 15 hours a day however there has…