Top tips for growing autumn brassicas
Kale, Broccoli, Turnips and a few others are all brassicas that you can plant now for autumn and winter. They love the cooler weather and are very hardy, so will…
Problems and Pests
Pest of the month: Pigeons
In a new series for 2019, we’ll be talking about a different pest each month. This month, we’re talking about the damage that pigeons can do at this time of…
Christmas Veg Troubleshooting
If you’ve been out to the veg patch to check on our Christmas Veggies, only to have to schedule in a trip to the local farm shop to top up…
Watch out for your sprouts!
Whilst many of us humans have a dislike for sprouts, many garden dwellers love them. This can be a problem, as one minute you have beautiful round sprouts growing, and…
Leafy problems on chard
If your chard (or any other leaf beet) is looking a little worse for wear, then it is likely to be one of two things – Cercospora Leaf Spot or…
When Cabbage Root Fly destroys brassicas
You may have read previous posts about the virtues of using brassica collars around the base of any cabbages, kales, broccoli etc. Our reason for this is to avoid letting…
What is leek rust?
Take a look at the leeks in your veg patch. Do any of them have brownish orange streaks or spots on the leaves? If so, they may have rust. Leek…
Mildew on kale?
We’re not sure about you, but here in Cornwall quite a few of us have experienced mildew on kale in the past few weeks. Naturally, we have some thoughts on…
Mildew on courgettes
Powdery mildew is a fairly common issue for courgettes, squashes and pumpkins. It starts to affect them in late summer and is not something to worry about. The leaves will…
How to grow perfectly shaped carrots
If you’ve harvested your carrots lately only to find that they look a bit, well, blobby and mangled, then the answer lies in better soil and better spacing. There’s still…
Don’t give up too easily when slugs attack
Slugs are a pain. Fact. But we are of the opinion that a lot of people give up easily when their seedlings are attacked. Sometimes, it’s worth leaving them in…
It’s Slug Weather
We’ve had bucket loads of rain over the past few days, which is great as the ground here in Cornwall has been incredibly dry. Naturally, with the rain come the…