Tag: April

  • Potting On Sweet Peppers – Napia (early red) with Video

    Potting On Sweet Peppers – Napia (early red) with Video

    The red Sweet Peppers – ‘Napia’ which are an early variety from Real Seeds, had really put a growth spurt on compared to their sweet pepper neighbours in the cell tray ‘Tangerine Dream’. At 6 leaves, the red sweet peppers were definitely ready for a larger pot and some fresh compost. How to Pot On…

  • Tomatoes – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Reasons to Grow

    Origins Tomatoes are originally from a South America, Central America and Mexico. They arrived in Europe in 16th century from the Spanish but people didn’t like them and they only became popular in the UK in the 18th Century. Other Names for Tomato Tomatoes were originally called Tomatl in Aztec times and then change over…

  • Pick of the Veg Crops – Tomatoes – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Reasons to Grow

    Pick of the Veg Crops – Tomatoes – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Reasons to Grow

    Origins Tomatoes are originally from a South America, Central America and Mexico. They arrived in Europe in 16th century from the Spanish but people didn’t like them and they only became popular in the UK in the 18th Century. Other Names for Tomato Tomatoes were originally called Tomatl in Aztec times and then change over…

  • Growing Broad Beans – Part 2 – Comparing Varieties

    Growing Broad Beans – Part 2 – Comparing Varieties

    Welcome back to Part 2 of Growing Broad Beans. Here’s the handy links to my other parts in the Growing Broad Beans Series. In this part I’ll be teaching you about the different varieties of Broad Beans and giving you the opportunity to download a Free Broad Bean Variety Comparison PDF, which you can view…

  • Growing Broad Beans – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Growing Conditions

    Growing Broad Beans – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Growing Conditions

    This year I’ll be diving into the nitty gritty on how to grow your own vegetable favourites and unusual vegetables, by teaching you what varieties are available for your vegetable gardens, when to start sowing seeds, growing requirements and top tips like how to keep the pests off your prized plants. First up are one…

  • Interesting Vegetables: Growing Ball Courgettes – Green Striped Ball – Piccolo F1

    Interesting Vegetables: Growing Ball Courgettes – Green Striped Ball – Piccolo F1

    The shape of these courgettes fascinates me and how they grow on the courgette plant. One of the best things about growing your own vegetables is the wide variety of shapes and different varieties you can grow yourself and not find in the shops. Why grow normal courgettes, when you can grow ball courgettes? A…

  • Early May Updates – Vegetable Growing Progress

    Early May Updates – Vegetable Growing Progress

    There’s has been lots of progress this past month, here’s some of my highlights on my vegetable plot and greenhouse. The greenhouse has been great in the cold, windy and wetter weather. Seeds have still been germinating in approximately 7 to 10 days. And there’s still room in the greenhouse which is great. Yesterday the…

  • Sowing Pak Choi in March to May for a Summer Harvest

    Sowing Pak Choi in March to May for a Summer Harvest

    I didn’t know you could grow Pak Choi in the Summer time. I thought they were an autumn growing plant and as I was looking at a seed catalogue online, they came up to start sowing in March to May for a Summer Harvest. Pak Choi has a long oval shaped leaf with a small…

  • It’s All About Peas – Very Early Peas planted out into the ground in early April.

    It’s All About Peas – Very Early Peas planted out into the ground in early April.

    As part of my plan to grow peas for most of this year successionally (which means one after another), it’s now early April and the very early peas variety: Oskar have been planted outside in our raised bed. The 9 pea plants are each about 3 inches high. The very early pea ‘Oskar’ were sown…

  • Part 4 – How to Pot on your Tomato Seedlings

    Part 4 – How to Pot on your Tomato Seedlings

    This guide will show you how to pot on your tomatoes. Once your tomato seedlings have 4 leaves, it’s time to pot them into fresh compost so they can continue growing ready to be planted out. You will need: 1. Fill your post with compost, not all the way to the top. 2. Using a…