Tag: top tips

  • How To Harvest Onions & Make Your Own Drying Rack

    It’s Mid August and my Onions ‘Hercules F1’ are all huge. It’s been a fantastic growing year for not just Onions but all types of Root Vegetables. The Onion leaves are now laying flat against the soil as they have bent at the stem near the top of the bulb, which means they are ready…

  • Onions from Sets – Signs Your Onions are Ready for Harvest

    It’s the first year I’ve grown Onions from sets which were started in cell trays and the onions are looking very successful. I’m growing ‘Hercules F1’ white skin onions. I planted them in cell trays back in March – How to Start Growing Onions in wet weather in cell trays with Planting Video I’ve also…

  • How To Harvest Spring Planted Garlic

    How To Harvest Spring Planted Garlic

    I really needed to plant some Garlic this year but I’d missed the usual Autumn planting months of September to November, So I decided to try Spring Planted Garlic planted in March but would I actually get any Garlic cloves? (See my original post earlier this year – Growing Spring Planting Garlic in Mid March…

  • The Little Things, Impact The Most – Weeds & Mulch

    The Little Things, Impact The Most – Weeds & Mulch

    The little things in life, impact the most. We all know a break in our routine for a thought to do something nice for someone, a positive comment, a compliment, even just making someone a cup of tea, are little things that make a difference in our daily life. My husband made a vertical Onion…

  • Part 5 – How to Harvest Sweet Peppers (Rams Horn Type)

    Part 5 – How to Harvest Sweet Peppers (Rams Horn Type)

    This year I’ve grown a great Early variety of Sweet Pepper called ‘Napia’ and some of my early potted plants have already turned red. The rest are still green and they are weighing the plants down. I’ve had about 5 of these rams horn type sweet peppers on each plant. How do I know when…

  • Courgette, Squash, Pumpkin – Male & Female Flowers Explained

    Courgette, Squash, Pumpkin – Male & Female Flowers Explained

    Courgettes, Squashes and Pumpkins have the same characteristic large yellow star like flowers but it’s a little confusing which flower produces the vegetable. In this article I’ll explain the differences between Male and Female Flowers and help with problems relating to flowers and pollination. How to Identify the Male Flowers How to Identify the Female…

  • Brussels Sprouts – Dealing with the Cabbage White Butterfly & Caterpillars

    Brussels Sprouts – Dealing with the Cabbage White Butterfly & Caterpillars

    I’m on a mission this year to grow Brussels Sprouts and I’m pinning all my hopes on a new method of planting called ‘Hiding the plant in the greenhouse!’ Yes, I am serious. You may say, “that’s ridiculous” or you may say “actually you might have a good idea there”. We are about to see…

  • Part 7 – How to Harvest a Tomato

    Part 7 – How to Harvest a Tomato

    July is the time of the year when the tomatoes are changing colour so you’ll be getting lot of different shades of green, orange and red. It’s a magical experience seeing all the different colours. Don’t worry if your Tomatoes haven’t turned red yet, please see my – Top 3 Tips to get your Tomatoes…

  • Part 6 – Tomatoes – Common Diseases & Solutions

    Part 6 – Tomatoes – Common Diseases & Solutions

    Here is a helping hand to let you know what diseases your plants may suffer with if you are growing tomatoes and common solutions. 1. Blossom End Rot What is Blossom End Rot? This is a disease where the bottom of the tomato rots before or after the tomato is fully formed. What does the…

  • Strawberries – How to Multiply your Number of Strawberry Plants

    Strawberries – How to Multiply your Number of Strawberry Plants

    Do you love strawberries? Yes! I do too and I love a freebie or two. Strawberries are one of the fruiting plants that love to give the gift of more plants year after year. How do I get more Strawberry plants next year? Well I’m glad you asked, I’ve just finished potting up about 11…