Monthly Archives: April 2018

When I filmed this last week, the sun was shining, and the weather was lovely and hot and sunny. Today however, it’s pissing down with rain, blowing a gale, is cold, and generally really nasty weather. So I’m inside looking … Continue reading →

Peas should be sown successionally, which means, sow a handful one month, then another handful the following month, and keep sowing until August. If you sow your peas this way, then when one lot has finished, the next lot is … Continue reading →

Some of my cucumber seedlings are ready to be pricked out and put into 3 inch pots. It’s very easy to do. Now they’re in larger pots, they’ll have more space to spread their roots.

Conveniently today Mark had to go to London. Apparently he was going to see a friends film (so he tells me), but I think it was just an excuse so he didn’t have to shovel more manure from the stables. … Continue reading →

Today was another scorcher of a day, so what better way to spend the afternoon than in the greenhouse pricking out seedlings and sowing a few more seeds. The greenhouses are filling up nicely, so I feeling like I’m making … Continue reading →

A gorgeous sunny day today, and lovely and warm as well. Dear weather, please keep this up I’m very happy. Sorry if it was raining where you live today. I spent much of the afternoon in the greenhouse sowing more … Continue reading →

The sun is shining and everything is right with the world. I have an hour to spare before we go to the cinema, so I can either do some ironing (boring!) or I can go in the greenhouse and sow … Continue reading →

Now is the time to start sowing your broad bean seeds. The variety I’m sowing this year are “Express Eleonora” and they were sent to me from D T Brown. There are load of varieties of broad beans to choose … Continue reading →

The greenhouses are filling up slowly as I sow more seeds. Some have started to germinate which is always exciting to see. The fog is still with us, but hopefully tomorrow will be brighter. I spent the afternoon in the … Continue reading →

Spring is finally here!! Yippee! I’m so excited, can you tell? Seed sowing is now full steam ahead. Lots more seeds to sow in the next couple of weeks, but for starters I’m sowing more brassica seeds, this time Brukale … Continue reading →