Tag: video

  • 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…

  • Seeds to Sow In January – Summer Cabbage

    Seeds to Sow In January – Summer Cabbage

    Summer Cabbage’s are ball head or drum head types of cabbages. Indoors – You can sow seeds early between End January and February Indoors for an early harvest in May. Outdoors – Sow seeds in an outdoor raised bed in March and April for harvests from June to September. Reasons for Growing Summer Cabbage Summer…

  • Onion Seeds have Germinated – 5 to 12 days from Sowing

    Onion Seeds have Germinated – 5 to 12 days from Sowing

    Thanks for joining me on my first Onion Seed Sow Along on 11 January 2025. If you haven’t watched it yet, here’s the Video Link: Sow Onion Seeds With Me and there’s still time to Sow Onions from Seed: When to Sow Onions from Seed Day 5 – Onion Seed Germination As you can see,…

  • Seed Sow Along Video – Cauliflowers – Indoors

    Seed Sow Along Video – Cauliflowers – Indoors

    I’m excited to announce my second Seed Sow Along Video for January – Sowing Cauliflower Seeds and I’m even getting the hang of speaking on camera now! If you can’t wait to see the Video, Watch Now! Otherwise there’s another link at the end of this post. I was thinking about some of the new…

  • Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Video Release

    Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Video Release

    Hello, I am excited to announce my very first Seed Sow Along video and my very first video with me in it! So enjoy! My aim is to show that we all have to Start somewhere and to just Start Now when trying do new things including Vegetable Growing and sowing seeds for the first…

  • Winter Vegetable Garden – Video Walkthrough in December

    Winter Vegetable Garden – Video Walkthrough in December

    It’s nearly Christmas and time to dig up the parsnips for Christmas Dinner! I hope you have some homegrown vegetables for your dinner as well, if not, there’s always next year! Today is the day after the Winter Solstice. It is a typical winters day, wintery bitter cold from the wind but the sunshine is…

  • Parsnips – Sow, Grow, Harvest, Store & Cook

    Parsnips – Sow, Grow, Harvest, Store & Cook

    Parsnips are a stable, nutritious winter vegetable and were used in Europeans diets until the Potato came over from America. Europeans then shared Parsnips by taking them to America in like a swap with gratitude. What is a Parsnip? A parsnip is very similar to a carrot and is related to the carrot and parsley…

  • Harvest a Leek with Me

    Harvest a Leek with Me

    The Big Reveal The big reveal of digging your harvest out of the ground never stops being exciting. Your Leeks have endured: We wait patiently for approximately 7 months to harvest a Leek and this is the satisfying moment where we get to dig them out of their snug ground. The Reward Every vegetable harvested…

  • Plant Shallots with Me in November

    Plant Shallots with Me in November

    Growing your own vegetables means that you can harvest gourmet quality vegetables, fresh from your garden. Shallots are considered gourmet because of their depth of flavour and this lends itself well in cooking. Top restaurants and chefs use shallots in their dishes. A shallot has a milder onion flavour with a hint of garlic. Are…

  • 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…