Algae in greenhouses or tunnels/cloches
You may notice algae growing on the soil in greenhouses or polytunnels, or under any cloche tunnels. This is actually quite common at this time of year when the surface…
Growing Tips and Advice
Has your cabbage not formed a head?
If you’re growing cabbages at the moment, then hopefully you have some lovely, mature-looking cabbage heads that you can harvest over the next few months. If, however, they look loose…
Growth will start to slow down now
Now that we’re reaching mid-November we move into lower and lower light levels, and the temperatures will keep dropping, too. You’ll most likely notice a fairly significant slowing of plant…
Watch out for Leaf Spot
If you’re growing spinach or chard at the moment, or any other beet plants, you may notice some chocolate brown/purple spots appearing on their leaves. It can be more prevalent…
A Pre-Winter Health Check for Leeks
You can harvest spring-planted leeks anytime from now onwards really, and for the most part they will stand in the soil well until you need them. There are one or…
How Best to Store Winter Squash
Most winter squashes are very easy to store as long as they have fully reached maturity and developed nice thick skins. You’ll usually find that those that have a good…
Grow Baby Vegetables Next Spring
Harvesting a bundle of baby leeks for roasting is such a pleasing thing. It got us thinking that it is well worth planning your planting for next spring with the…
Nurturing & Harvesting Brussels Sprouts
Some of you may find a few more mature sprouts at the base of stalks now as we head towards winter. We’ve got a few recommendations for growing, harvesting and…
November in the Veg Patch
November is often a good month in the veg patch with plenty of brassicas and roots to harvest, some last jobs to do before winter weather sets in, and if…
Use the flowers & seeds of coriander
For anyone who has been growing coriander that has now bolted, the flowers and seeds make wonderful ingredients in the kitchen. The flowers can be cut and sprinkled over salads…
Harvesting winter salad leaves
You may find some salad leaves are growing surprisingly fast, especially if you planted them in early September and they’ve got their roots well established already. You should be able…
Top tips for kale, sprouts, cabbages & broccoli in winter
If you have any of these wonderful brassicas growing in your plot over the next few months, there are a few things you can do to keep your plants healthy…