Archive for 'Growing Veg'
Sprouting Seeds
Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by Justin.
I love bean sprouts but not many people realise how easy they are to grow. All you need is a plastic box or a jar and a packet of mung bean seed. I happen to have a seed sprouter I bought from the garden centre. I’ve written a dumbies guide below to show you how [...]
Continue Reading
Getting an Early Crop
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by Justin.
So you’ve got some space put aside for your garden and if like me you look out the window to see a currently lifeless space. It may seem like you are million miles away from getting your first crop and the wait is killing you. I would suggest going for an early crop of veg [...]
Continue Reading
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 [...]
Continue Reading
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 [...]
Continue Reading
Chitting Your Seed Potatoes
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Justin.
Now is the time of year to start thinking about potatoes and you have to do something very important before they go in the ground. This is a process called Chitting. When you buy your seed potatoes you need to set them out in trays or egg boxes end uppermost. Place the trays in the [...]
Continue Reading
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 [...]
