Tag: october

  • Harvesting Pumpkins in the UK in October

    Harvesting Pumpkins in the UK in October

    October is Pumpkin Harvest month especially if you want to get carving for Halloween or making soups & pies! Why should you Harvest Pumpkins in October? Signs your Pumpkins are Ready for Harvest How to Harvest a Pumpkin for Storage in 3 Easy Steps Pumpkins have to be cut off the vine and have their…

  • Planting Elephant Garlic – Have you tried it?

    Planting Elephant Garlic – Have you tried it?

    That’s right Elephant Garlic. It is Garlic of Elephant proportions! I’m not joking either, ‘the cloves are big, wow’ exclaimed my daughter, age 5. If the cloves are big, how big are the bulbs?! I thought, well it’s time to plant them out into the ground to find out. I’m also planting normal size garlic…

  • October 2024 – Seeds, Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

    October 2024 – Seeds, Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

    October 2024 Weather Daylight Hours in October in UK: 9 Hours and 55 minutes. Find out your daylight hours by Town in the UK. Weather in October 24: Very wet with consistent rain for two weeks. Foggy mornings. Very Mild with temperatures approx 15 degrees centigrade. My rudbeckia’s are still flowering in the last week…

  • Christmas Potatoes – Are they ready to harvest yet?

    Christmas Potatoes – Are they ready to harvest yet?

    Christmas potatoes are ready in 12 weeks or 3 months. Signs your Potatoes are a few weeks away from harvesting: Why are they called Christmas Potatoes, if they don’t last until Christmas? Christmas Potatoes are 1st or 2nd Early in type and their foliage does not like the cold or frost. This is why they…

  • Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    A month has flown by and here’s the update, plants have green growth, merged into the gaps and weeds have sprouted. Let’s find out how things are going with the Brussels, Cauliflower and Kale plants. Why are Brassica’s Challenging to Grow? Here is the ‘Challenge Brassica’ Story so far… Bought Plug Plants and Potted on…

  • Sow Your Own – Halloween Speedy Salad Leaf Cauldron

    Sow Your Own – Halloween Speedy Salad Leaf Cauldron

    Sow your own Halloween Speedy Leaf Cauldron

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 4 – Exploring Netting, Hoops, Cages for all Budgets

    Challenge Brassica – Part 4 – Exploring Netting, Hoops, Cages for all Budgets

    The Brassicas are settling in to their newly replenished soil in their Raised beds for the winter so now all they need is a cover to protect from pigeons and the frost. Read my guide to Frost in Winter is Coming – All About Frost for Autumn/Winter Vegetables. Types of Covers for Vegetables Once you…

  • Bringing Nature into Cities – London, UK

    Projects that bring Nature into our cities are vital for the environment in built up areas like cities. Not only does it reduce pollution but helps our wellbeing and makes us stop, listen and think in these tranquil nature spaces even if they are surrounded by skyscraper buildings. I studied Environmental Science at Greenwich University…

  • Lovely Lush Leeks Harvest

    Lovely Lush Leeks Harvest

    This is the first year I have actually grown Leeks from seed so this harvest is a real achievement! My Leeks have gone from looking like blades of grass as seedlings to fattened white stems over the course of seven months. Here’s my Journey with Leeks: Leeks were sown in Root Trainers, these are deep…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    It’s Planting time, here comes the fun bit. First things first, we need to check the spacing on the types of Brassica we are growing to check they have plenty of room to grow sideways and not bump into another plant. If your plants touch, then air doesn’t flow which means your plant could be…