So we’re taking a little bit of a gamble today and planting out the seedlings (so fingers crossed for frost free nights). But if we do, there’s still time to get them replaced in the event of a disaster.

Grown from seeds in the greenhouse Seeds seeds seeds a few months ago we hav...

So the spuds are in! Luckily last week was dry enough to get the ground ready and with a little bit of rotivator action and a liberal quantity of the miracle lama poo we have the potatoes planted

So despite the amount of rain we’ve had in March and April it’s drying up now so it’s an ideal time to get stuck in! It’s pretty hard work but with a good spade you can slow but steady progress. I use A 10inch stainless steel spade, it’s smooth surface makes easy work of even the...

So even though it’s early in the year, it’s always worth planning ahead to letting a few of your crops go to seed. Here are some of my early sweetcorn and climbing french bean seedlings that I planted 10 days ago. 

Generally you’ll produce way more seeds than you’ll ever get in a...