Tag: January

  • Yes, You Can Grow Vegetables in January

    Yes, You Can Grow Vegetables in January

    Discover which Hardy Vegetables you can sow on your windowsill indoors in January. Learn how Hardy Vegetables can survive the winter. Grab my free Jan Veg Growing Cheat Sheet PDF’s.

  • How to Fix Leggy Seedlings & Other Issues

    How to Fix Leggy Seedlings & Other Issues

    Starting to sow seeds indoors in January can present problems due to light levels, overwatering or under watering but knowing how to fix these common issues can increase your chances to growing healthy seedlings Common Indoor Growing Issues Leggy Seedlings Leggy Seedlings are the number one problem of growing seeds indoors too early. It is…

  • Seeds to Sow In January – Summer Cabbage

    Seeds to Sow In January – Summer Cabbage

    Summer Cabbage’s are ball head or drum head types of cabbages. Indoors – You can sow seeds early between End January and February Indoors for an early harvest in May. Outdoors – Sow seeds in an outdoor raised bed in March and April for harvests from June to September. Reasons for Growing Summer Cabbage Summer…

  • Check Your Shallots for Signs of Disease

    Check Your Shallots for Signs of Disease

    It’s time to Check Your Shallots for signs of diseases. They have been sitting in the greenhouse since mid November in cell trays. The majority of the shallot bulbs should have grown green shoots or have a green shoot coming through the centre of the brown skin. The Shallot bulbs should also be solid and…

  • Onion Seeds have Germinated – 5 to 12 days from Sowing

    Onion Seeds have Germinated – 5 to 12 days from Sowing

    Thanks for joining me on my first Onion Seed Sow Along on 11 January 2025. If you haven’t watched it yet, here’s the Video Link: Sow Onion Seeds With Me and there’s still time to Sow Onions from Seed: When to Sow Onions from Seed Day 5 – Onion Seed Germination As you can see,…

  • Seed Sow Along Video – Cauliflowers – Indoors

    Seed Sow Along Video – Cauliflowers – Indoors

    I’m excited to announce my second Seed Sow Along Video for January – Sowing Cauliflower Seeds and I’m even getting the hang of speaking on camera now! If you can’t wait to see the Video, Watch Now! Otherwise there’s another link at the end of this post. I was thinking about some of the new…

  • How does a Seed Germinate? A Guide for Beginners

    How does a Seed Germinate? A Guide for Beginners

    A Seed is a small or tiny packet of a shoot (stem & 2 leaves), roots and food energy which enables it to burst into action when activated by water and oxygen. The seed needs to be planted in compost that is wet so that the seed coat can take in water to swell up…

  • Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Video Release

    Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Video Release

    Hello, I am excited to announce my very first Seed Sow Along video and my very first video with me in it! So enjoy! My aim is to show that we all have to Start somewhere and to just Start Now when trying do new things including Vegetable Growing and sowing seeds for the first…

  • Sow Seeds in January – Onion Seeds

    Sow Seeds in January – Onion Seeds

    January has low light levels and colder temperatures in the UK as it is the Winter season. However there is one vegetable that once germinated indoors or in a greenhouse, doesn’t mind growing in the cold until Spring, that’s the Onion. Ever since growing my whopper size onions last August, I seem to have a…

  • Jan 25 Newsletter – New Year = Start Growing Veg

    Jan 25 Newsletter – New Year = Start Growing Veg

    Welcome to January’s Edition of our Monthly Newsletter called ‘The Carrot’ ! World Veg Curiosities & News Keyhole Gardens What is a Keyhole Garden? A Keyhole Garden is a raised circular garden in the shape of a keyhole. In the keyhole centre is a compost collection area. Keyhole Gardens are used in climates that are…