SWEET POTATO PLANTING
3rd April 2012 I have had some success growing sweet potatoes through black polythene in a polytunnel. Last year I found mice also liked my crop and I had to…
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3rd April 2012 I have had some success growing sweet potatoes through black polythene in a polytunnel. Last year I found mice also liked my crop and I had to…
Read more5th March 2012 In the last month I have not been idle. Despite a very unpleasant cold snap in February I have been able to keep on top of my…
Read moreI am a passionate believer in the virtues of polytunnels. If you have the space they provide a far cheaper alternative to a greenhouse and will extend the growing season…
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A short promo highlighting my travels around the world discovering rare and endangered vegetables, each with their own amazing story.
Watch moreAs we enter the last week of January I get very itchy fingers and the urge to sow becomes all consuming. So today I set the thermostat in the propagator…
Read more15th January 2012 Today I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to start sowing. Too early for outside but with one of my polytunnels now empty after completing harvesting new…
Read more18th August 2011 The last couple of months have been busy tending, harvesting and sowing for winter. It is now that one realises the long row of runner beans sown…
Read more20th June 2011 The spring may have been hot and dry, but June has changed all that. Cool and wet. The chilly nights haven’t slowed down the rate of growth…
Read more16th May 2011 The last couple of weeks have been very busy, catching up with planting, transplanting and sowing. The brassicas I sowed in late March needed to be transplanted…
Read moreEaster Sunday 24th April 2011 I recently returned from nearly three weeks travelling in Jordan and Syria. Although my principal reason for the trip was to visit ruins and walk…
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