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Feeding and Watering.

I have always been suprised by the number of people who ask if they should feed their plants, and also by the number of...

First chilli harvest

Finally I can cook some fiery meal with home grown chillies. The weather wasn't and still isn't very kind to our veggies but the...

Blossom End Rot

Yes I was waiting for the day when I can pick my first sweet pepper and within a few days look what happened to...

Free seeds for schools

We did ran this before and was very successful. I know it is not the best time of the year as schools are closing...

Veg seeds in pots in July

Well I have to say the weather and slugs defeated my plants outside; whatever is survived the slug and snail attack is hardly growing...

Do your potatoes have scab on the skin?

Potato scab is a common disease and it is caused by a bacteria Streptomyces scabies. It lives in the soil free and attacks the...