Tag: video

  • I Want to Grow Jacket Potatoes

    I Want to Grow Jacket Potatoes

    For years I have planted 1st early potato tubers in 30L containers and although overjoyed at the harvest, I have become disappointed at how tiny some of the potatoes were. This year I’m taking action I want to grow jacket potato sized potatoes and I’m growing them in a raised bed. What variety of Potatoes…

  • The Great Garlic Grow Off

    The Great Garlic Grow Off

    Join The Great Garlic Grow-Off, learn about growing garlic & join our challenge! Is your Garlic going to be a showstopper :) or will it have a soggy bottom :( – Let’s find out!

  • 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 Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    It’s mid April and time to plant out the Onions I grew from seed in January. It’s a fairly simple process of removing the onions from their modules and planting out in a hole in the soil. There’s a few things you should know about transplanting onions: Video – Planting Onion Seedlings in Raised Beds…

  • Create a Vegetable Garden Plan on Canva (Free Version)

    Create a Vegetable Garden Plan on Canva (Free Version)

    Canva is the number one easy to use platform for designing your Vegetable Garden Plan. Whilst it is not specifically for designing vegetable gardens, it is still setup for non tech savvy people to easily create their own designs. I love Canva, so I’m going to show you how easy it is to create your…

  • Want Peas in May? Sow Seeds in March

    Want Peas in May? Sow Seeds in March

    If you are quick off the mark in March, you’ll be reaping the rewards in Late May. In this post, I’ll be letting you know the seeds you can sow in March that will be ready for a Harvest in just two months! As it’s April next month, the most popular month for sowing seeds,…

  • Planting Shallots into Raised Beds

    Planting Shallots into Raised Beds

    My Shallots have been started off in a cell tray in the unheated greenhouse in November. They have happily sat all winter, creating their root system in the confines of the cell tray. In March, it’s time to plant them outside in a raised bed, so they can stretch their roots and grow their shoots…

  • Seed Sowing Aubergine & Sweet Peppers

    Seed Sowing Aubergine & Sweet Peppers

    It’s the beginning of March and time to sow Aubergines (eggplants) and Sweet Peppers on a sunny indoor windowsill. You will Need: A Greenhouse in a sunny location to grow these warm loving plants. I shade my greenhouse with netting in the summer as it gets too hot and the sun at its hottest through…

  • Potting On Onion Seedlings at 6 Weeks

    Potting On Onion Seedlings at 6 Weeks

    Time flies when you are sowing seeds! Can you believe it, it’s now 6 weeks that my onion seedlings have been sitting on the windowsill from a sowing on 8 January. So here’s why we should be potting on our Onion Seedlings. The seedlings are looking a little tired, this will be because the compost…

  • Vegetable Seeds To Sow in February

    Vegetable Seeds To Sow in February

    A mixture of cold loving vegetables and warm loving vegetables can be sown in February. Here’s my Top 5 Vegetables to Grow in February Indoors. Cold Loving Vegetables Very Early Peas I love Peas but last year the pigeons chewed and spat out my peas which were located in a pot. This year I’m fighting…