I’m nurturing a refugee camp in my greenhouse and garden. Since at present I can’t dig holes or do any weeding, I have a whole troop of plants that need to be planted. If I’m honest I can’t resist buying the drastically reduced and badly cared for plants at my local garden centre. Read more…
If there weren’t enough plants to deal with at the moment, I’ve had a bit of a session taking summer cuttings. I love to propagate my garden and greenhouse plants so that I can take a pot of something special to gardening friends. Read more…
Nobody knows what sort of summer we have ahead. We’ve heard it might be a barbecue summer, or a mix of sun and rain. Personally I like the scenario of a few hot days and then a heavy rainfall at night, it’s perfect for the garden and good for the plants too. Read more…
Spent most of the weekend potting up seedlings and cuttings in the greenhouse. But first I had to make some space, because every tray of modules equates to at least two or three times the space of potted on seedlings and to be honest the greenhouse staging, benches and floor is pretty full. Read more…
