With temperatures forecast under 5 degrees for the next week or so there is not much opportunity for starting new plants in the garden. The broad beans, garlic and onions … Read More about January gardening
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Chilli pepper season
By Allan Howard
With temperatures falling outside and snow forecast, chilli pepper season is starting indoors. December is the month for starting chilli peppers indoors from seed, especially … Read More about Chilli pepper season

Moving indoors
By Allan Howard
With temperatures falling outdoors it is convenient there is so much to do indoors. Tomatoes and chilli peppers that were dehydrated from the summer crop can now be processed … Read More about Moving indoors

Winter chill coming
By Allan Howard
The weather has been mild for the time of year with even a warm start to November. Temperatures over 10 degrees are good for planting out new plants. The temperature is now … Read More about Winter chill coming

Winter salad planting
By Allan Howard
With the recent cold days it may seem an unlikely time to be planting salad outdoors but, by starting indoors and slowly moving young plants out, a steady supply of greens can … Read More about Winter salad planting

Raised bed winter planting
By Allan Howard
While summer planting the raised bed happens over several weeks, winter planting can all be done in a single day. This double cropping the raised bed can only happen as the … Read More about Raised bed winter planting

Raised bed changeover
By Allan Howard
The summer raised bed is ready to be changed over for winter planting. The remaining tomato plants have to be removed and composted and the bed fed with compost and comfrey … Read More about Raised bed changeover