The beans sown a few weeks ago are now growing quite strongly. This box should contain 4 types of beans, 5 of each. Painted Lady, Firestorm and Princess all did …Read More about Beans progress report 2
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Planting list – week ending 13 March 2016
Starting tomatoes Started the first batch of tomato seeds this week. The plan is to start small batches each week for the next couple of weeks. The rough plan is …Read More about Planting list – week ending 13 March 2016
Boys and toys
Small domestic seed propagators are excellent for getting seeds started indoors while the weather outside is still too cold for planting. This is an electric heated propagator. This propagator holds …Read More about Boys and toys
Heirloom tomatoes
There are many old varieties of tomato that have been saved by gardeners. They often have unique flavours and textures compared to supermarket tomatoes which are grown for consistent shape …Read More about Heirloom tomatoes
A bit of recycling
At this time of year with the advent of planting season you can go through a lot of plant containers, especially if you give a lot of plants away. The …Read More about A bit of recycling
Planting list – week ending 21 Feb 2016
Seed planting starts indoors each year around mid February. This has changed over the last few years as the winters have extended. The first batch of seeds are chilli peppers …Read More about Planting list – week ending 21 Feb 2016