This whole Covid business feels a bit like an interminable winter and the uncertainty, as to when we shall ascend to the sunlit uplands again, is a whole new kind of stress. Fortunately, the ‘actual’ winter does have a bit Read more »
Getting through January is not always easy for a grower or gardener. Having said that, I have quite enjoyed January this year. Perhaps it has been the fair share of cold, crisp, blue skied day and maybe just appreciating having Read more »
The current climate has certainly promoted a general yearning for simpler, perhaps more natural, times, so I’m guessing that more of us may have chosen living Christmas trees, rather than felled or artificial specimens, this festive season. After ‘Twelfth Night’ Read more »
January is an excellent time of year to get things in order for the beginning of a new season, which once it gets going won’t wait around for you, so being ready and organised as much as possible before the Read more »
It’s certainly been a very strange old year. Perhaps now, more than ever, the cyclical and perpetual rhythms of horticulture can provide an anchoring point to those fortunate enough to have access to a garden. One thing, that seems to Read more »
I suppose it is time to think about what to put on your Christmas list, or maybe time to think about what to get a close friend or relative for Christmas. There are some amazing horticulturally related gifts available, but Read more »
By November almost all of the planting in the veg garden is done until Springtime, apart from maybe some garlic and broad beans if not done last month, along with maybe some spring onions and peas for overwintering in a Read more »
As I write this we are still enjoying the last gasp of summer, the sun is shining and the skies are blue. October still has the capacity to provide some balminess but the odds are definitely more firmly stacked towards Read more »
October is one of those significant months that signals a bit of a change in our work in the market garden. Everything other than the garlic and perhaps some overwinter broad beans has been planted outside, so it is a Read more »
In those rare years when the summer has been unusually hot and dry, with water restrictions and parched soil, the beginning of autumn can be a blessed relief. This year is not one of those, despite the notably high temperatures, Read more »