Archive for 'Growing Fruit'
First Signs of Life
Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
I wrote a post at the start of February about forcing my rhubarb and I’m please to tell you the first signs of life are now apparent. I took off the pot I’ve used to keep the plant in the dark over the past few weeks to discover despite the snow it’s started to grow. In the [...]
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Establishing a Fruit Garden
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
As you can see from the photos in the My Garden page you will see I don’t have the biggest garden. I wanted to establish a fruit garden but was unsure what I could do with the limited space. What I decided to do was convert the back border of the garden into a mini [...]
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Forcing Rhubarb
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
This weekend I decided it was the time to start forcing my rhubarb. The gardening books say you can start in January but as I live in the North decided to wait until the first week in February. Step 1 – I covered the rhubarb crown with well rotted manure to help give it [...]
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What Varieties Should I Buy?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2009 by Justin.
Choosing varieties of fruit and vegetables can be difficult but follow a few simple rules and you can’t go too wrong. Just because you can buy the seed in the garden centre it doesn’t mean it will be suitable for your garden. Each fruit and vegetable can be graded into a difficulty level so it’s [...]
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Rhubarb, do Something with that Problem Corner of the Garden
Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by Justin.
If like me you have a little corner of the garden which doesn’t get much light and the soil isn’t that great! So what can you do? I would suggest planting a rhubarb crown as it will provide lush green foliage and provide one of the earliest new season foods from your garden. Rhubarb isn’t [...]
