Tag: seed sowing

  • Grow Veg Challenge – Grow your Own Coleslaw

    Grow Veg Challenge – Grow your Own Coleslaw

    One of my Projects this year is to Grow my Own Coleslaw. This is quite an interesting project as there are three vegetables I need to be able to harvest at the same time in order to achieve making the coleslaw in July or August. What is Coleslaw? Coleslaw or Slaw in the UK is…

  • Popular Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    Popular Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    April is a bumper seed sowing month. Every weekend is packed with a number of vegetable seeds to get sowing in the greenhouse or direct into the soil outdoors. Temperatures have warmed up In April, the outdoor temperatures should have warmed up, the soil temperatures have warmed up and the overnight temperatures should now be…

  • Most Popular Seed Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    Most Popular Seed Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    April is a bumper seed sowing month. Every weekend is packed with a number of vegetable seeds to get sowing in the greenhouse or direct into the soil outdoors. Temperatures have warmed up In April, the outdoor temperatures should have warmed up, the soil temperatures have warmed up and the overnight temperatures should now be…

  • 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…

  • Sweet Peppers ‘Tangerine Dream’ and ‘Napia’ have Germinated!

    Sweet Peppers ‘Tangerine Dream’ and ‘Napia’ have Germinated!

    I was so happy with my sweet peppers last year that this year I have upgraded my cell trays (as last years sowings were started in a mushroom tray) and I started sowing my Sweet Peppers indoors in these: Windowsill Cell Trays with Lids from Amazon. These cell trays have been ideal and come with…

  • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in February – Top 5 Veg that take a long time a grow.

    Vegetable Seeds to Sow in February – Top 5 Veg that take a long time a grow.

    The weather is still cold in the UK however the hours of light have increased, making it the perfect time to start sowing vegetable seeds of that take the longest time to grow. Here’s some ideas to get you started. Top 5 Vegetables that take a long time to grow 1. Parsnip – 180 days…

  • 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…

  • Is it worth starting to sow Vegetable Seeds in January?

    Is it worth starting to sow Vegetable Seeds in January?

    I am a member of a number of Facebook Vegetable Growing Groups and the most asked question at the moment in December is ‘When can I start sowing seeds?’ And ‘What can I grow in January?’ The answer is somewhat mixed, some say yes you can start sowing some vegetables and others say no it’s…

  • Growing Baby Bear Pumpkins

    Growing Baby Bear Pumpkins

    I have been growing pumpkins for the first time this year, we sowed them in May and it’s now early October and we have a success with Pumpkin ‘Baby Bear’. We now have two baby pumpkins in our raised bed from one plant. One is still unripe and turning from green to orange. The other…