Tag Archives: year-round gardening

I went to a super interesting course yesterday at Capital Growth about growing winter veges. We always have to work a season ahead, so we need to plant now for harvesting throughout winter, starting in the first week of November, … Continue reading →

This winter is so mild that there is plenty of growth even in mid-January. The tulips are peaking above the soil and the herbs are doing very well, especially parsley, oregano and thyme. It certainly feels like Spring already – … Continue reading →

For Christmas I was given a number of useful books on what to do and when to do it in the garden. Looking at January it said to ‘force the rhubarb’. Sounds rather nasty, but all it means is putting … Continue reading →

Often people are impressed by vegetable gardening, whereas in reality I don’t know much more than they do. I sort of bumble along making guesses and seeing how it goes. The community allotment is great  because the 4 of us … Continue reading →