Warm weather and sunshine have helped seedlings to grow fast into young plants. As we reach the start of May, what are the next steps and how do we know whether the […]
Young plants – growing up and moving on
Seedlings – growing up and moving on
The follow-up stages in the life of your vegetable seedlings So you got busy sowing seeds a few weeks ago, and maybe, like me, you got a bit carried away despite all […]
Rain, rain go away – the problems with saturated soil
When I originally wrote that this was going to be a warts and all vegetable growing blog I hadn’t thought about the problems of flooding, but that’s what many people are dealing […]
Visits April 2019 – Mapperton House and Garden
Mapperton House is a Jacobean Manor House near Beaminster in Dorset. The 13 acre garden is fascinating and surprisingly varied, including a formal, Italianate garden with small orangery below the house and […]
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