I 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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ADVENTURES OF A SEED DETECTIVE
A short promo highlighting my travels around the world discovering rare and endangered vegetables, each with their own amazing story.
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SERIOUS SEED SOWING
As 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…
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A NEW YEAR FULL OF HOPES, DREAMS AND PLENTY OF PRODUCE
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 potatoes I had…
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LATE SUMMER AND MUCH WORK
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 with enthusiasm in…
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MIDSUMMER WONDERFULNESS
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 however and the…
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TRANSPLANTING CABBAGES AND COURGETTES, HARVESTING BEANS AND SPUDS
It’s the middle of May and the last couple of weeks have been very busy, catching up with planting, transplanting and sowing. The brassicas I sowed in late March needed…
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Seed hunting in Syria and catching up at Easter
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 in the mountains and desert,…
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GETTING THE MOST FROM A PACKET OF SEEDS
Seeds are expensive so getting the most from a packet of seeds saves money and means you can share surplus plants too.
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Entering the Golden days
At last, the euinox is just past and for the next six months the sun is in the sky for more than twelve hours a day. Yipee. Lovely early mornings…
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