Fruiting vegetables (squashes, pumpkins, courgettes, tomatoes, beans, peppers, chillies, aubergines, melons etc) would really benefit from a liquid feed now to replenish the nutrients in the soil for a bigger,…
This weekend I’ve had a disaster in the veg patch. I’m gutted. I went out to dig up all my beautiful potatoes only to find that there were small black…
Depending when you planted your beetroots, they might be ready to harvest by now. But how can you tell? Well, in most cases the beetroot is fairly visible on the…
Now, we don’t want you to panic, but in just a few weeks the weather will start to get a little cooler and, if you planted in early spring, most…
If you’ve experienced some of your veg plants bolting, then don’t be too surprised. It’s been a funny couple of weeks with ridiculously hot, dry spells followed immediately by loads…
Well, I should have learnt from this last year with my courgettes, but I got it wrong again! A few weeks ago I planted two pumpkin plants in a grow…
This is a great time of year in the herb world as they’re all in full bloom and looking magnificent. Some may need a trim though to keep them healthy…
This week I honestly feel like all I do is battle against pests. It was crows in the chicken coop last weekend (my scarecrow proved not to be very effective…
You may be eagerly waiting to harvest your crops, but there are still a few things that you could plant in July and it’s a good time to get some…
As strawberry season hits the UK we thought we’d share this little strawberry secret with you…. you can cleverly grow on new strawberry plants from the runners that you’ll spot…
Ok, this post is not so much about my veg patch as it is about my chickens. But I figured many Weekly Veg Out readers might also keep chickens, so decided…
Growing fruit is really quite easy, although the word “pruning” tends to put people off. Please, don’t panic about pruning and just pick one or two fruits that you love to…
