Tricks of the trade… more strawberries from your plants
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…
Harvesting
How to harvest your artichokes
If you’ve been growing globe artichokes, then they are probably getting close to harvest time by now…and you want to make sure you harvest them at the perfect moment for…
Harvesting Pumpkins and Squashes
Pumpkins and Squashes are one of the more satisfying vegetable types to grow, mainly because you really see a difference in them as they grow from tiny little nippers to huge…
Pull up roots and spuds this month
It’s worth pulling up any remaining beetroot and carrots this month and digging up any last potatoes. They all store well, so it’s best not to leave them in the…
Get them to ripen
Most of the time your veg will ripen on their own, but if the sun has been scarce in your part of the country, or if your plants didn’t make…
What to do with old plants
Hopefully you are busily harvesting loads of lovely veg right now, but there will come a time when you can’t pick any more runner beans or dig up any more spuds….
Harvesting Purple Sprouting Broccoli
If you’ve been growing Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants for the first time this summer, then you may be unsure when to harvest the broccoli. Wait until you see the ‘leader’…
Harvesting Top Tips
You won’t be short of things to harvest in August and September, but we do have some top tips to make sure you get the most out of your vegetables…….
Leave them in or pull them up?
You might find that you have quite a lot of carrots and beetroots to harvest at this time of year. If this is the case, you may be wondering what…
Patience is a virtue…
If you’re anxiously wondering why some things aren’t ready yet, don’t panic…the following are unlikely to be ready for the next month or so: Celeriac – usually comes in from…
Picking and storing herbs
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, herbs are really quite easy to grow. But, it’s also quite easy to find that you have a herb plant…