A lot of seeds for plants like tomatoes and chillies are very small and require careful planting. There are a number of tools and gadgets to help with this. It …Read More about Sowing very small seeds
Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden
Feed the birds
Attracting birds to the garden is a clever gardening strategy. In return for some simple bird food the birds then scavenge around the beds and eat any pests. It is …Read More about Feed the birds
Starting some magic beans
Beans are one of the easiest crops to grow. The seeds germinate in small pots of compost and the seedling plants are easy to handle and transplant to bigger pots. …Read More about Starting some magic beans
Where do bees go in winter?
Honey bees spend the winter in a hive. Bumble bees have a different life cycle where the queen will spend the winter alone in small burrowed nest in the ground. …Read More about Where do bees go in winter?
A false spring
It is too early in the year to talk about a “false spring,” when warm weather followed by a freeze confuses the garden. But this year the bluebells are coming …Read More about A false spring
Harvesting garden canes
The old copper beech tree in the garden produces lots of side shoots each year. This is the right time of the year for removing them providing a load of …Read More about Harvesting garden canes