Vegetable growth slows down quite markedly this month as the nights draw in and get colder, but there’s still lots of jobs that need to be taken care of on the allotment. As the summer harvests come to an end and crops are harvested for storage through the winter, this creates a large amount of [...]
Aug 15
Review If you buy only one book about growing vegetables, make it this one (Kitchen Garden )Practical information you can rely on – with productivity guaranteed (BBC Gardeners’ World )A fat paperback … bursting at the seams with the best advice on vegetables that you’ll find anywhere … Everything you want to know about growing [...]
Local horticultural shows have been on the decline for many years in some areas, and even with the revived popularity of ‘Growing Your Own’ lots of gardeners seem reluctant to venture near, which is such a pity. If you’ve never been to a local horticultural show I think that you would be pleasantly surprised at [...]
Aug 4
Allotments in August are just about at their maximum production, and harvesting can at times be a full time job. This month is also a good time to take stock of where things are planted and start to make plans form next years crop rotation. To make this just a bit more fun than writing [...]
This is an information-packed reference book for anyone wishing to grow their own edible garden, whether they have space only for a few pots on a balcony or a dedicated vegetable patch. Elegantly designed and lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step, ID and landscape photographs, it also features a detailed plant directory. Herb and Vegetable Gardening [...]
