Tag: Lettuce

  • 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…

  • Vegetable Seeds To Sow in January Indoors

    Vegetable Seeds To Sow in January Indoors

    It’s the New Year, you may have received growing books and seeds for Christmas and now be itching to Start Growing Vegetables. However the season is Winter in the UK and it’s cold so there’s not much chance of sowing anything outside at this time of the year. There is hope, you can start with…

  • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in October & GYO Halloween Speedy Leaf Bowl

    Vegetable Seeds to Sow in October & GYO Halloween Speedy Leaf Bowl

    You may be surprised to know that there are vegetable seeds you can sow in October. Overwintering Vegetables Most of the seeds and bulbs planted in October are to be overwintered which means to survive the winter and to be harvested in Spring. Vegetables to Harvest this year If you are looking for quick harvests…

  • July Harvests – Peach, Blackberry, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers & Cucumbers

    July Harvests – Peach, Blackberry, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers & Cucumbers

    July is another month for harvests. This year I have been enjoying the fruit as well as our vegetables. I am particularly enjoying the following harvests: 1. Lettuce ‘Outrageous’ Started Harvesting: 13 July & ongoing. This lettuce is a cos type, low growing with a tight oval shaped leaves. The best thing is the colour,…

  • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in July

    Vegetable Seeds to Sow in July

    There’s still time to start growing veg this year! Can’t decide what to grow? Let me give you a helping hand so you can sow the best seeds for July’s Summer Season. The Summer Holidays are coming up as well so if you need to keep the kids entertained, get them involved, heck, get the…

  • June Harvest – Lettuce, Radish, Broad Beans, Cucumbers, Logan Berries, Blueberries.

    June Harvest – Lettuce, Radish, Broad Beans, Cucumbers, Logan Berries, Blueberries.

    June is the month for Harvests and this year is no exception. Here are the harvests I’ve had this month in the Vegetable Garden. Red ‘Walderman Dark’ Lettuce I absolutely love red lettuce. I love the texture of the leaves, they look like they are bubbling and shiny. The flash of green in the centre…

  • Early May 2024 – Vegetable Garden Update – Garlic, Onions, Leek, Broad Beans & Radish

    Early May 2024 – Vegetable Garden Update – Garlic, Onions, Leek, Broad Beans & Radish

    Here’s my Vegetable Garden Plan for Year 2024. My plan is a work in progress and I’m always changing things about. I had too many Onions this year and couldn’t bear to part with any of them so I have placed the second lot of 50 onions (grown in cell trays) in the ‘Squash’ section…

  • Vegetable Garden Plan 2024 & May Growings

    Vegetable Garden Plan 2024 & May Growings

    Here’s my Vegetable Garden Plan for Year 2024. My plan is a work in progress and I’m always changing things about. I had too many Onions this year and couldn’t bear to part with any of them so I have placed the second lot of 50 onions (grown in cell trays) in the ‘Squash’ section…

  • Early July Progress in the Vegetable Garden

    Early July Progress in the Vegetable Garden

    July is the month for filling the gaps in your vegetable beds, waiting for harvests and buying seed for sowing July to August for Autumn and winter vegetables. This year we are having a mild summer in the UK, with periods of rain and very short periods of heat up to 30 degrees centigrade. We…

  • June Vegetable Harvest – Lettuce, Peas, Radish and Baby Cucumbers.

    June Vegetable Harvest – Lettuce, Peas, Radish and Baby Cucumbers.

    It’s the third week in June, the UK has reached nearly 30 degrees centigrade for the first time this year and we are overrun with Lettuce. This year is a good year for Lettuce! Lettuce, lettuce and more lettuce We have 6 fully grown romaine lettuces plus some loose leaf lettuce and it’s lettuce for…