by Sue Jeffries | Feb 1, 2019 | Edible, Grow Your Own, seeds, Vegetables
How early can I start sowing vegetable seeds? We all get impatient for winter to end and the growing season to start, but it’s not a good idea to sow your vegetable seeds too early. Seeds sown into cold, wet soil without enough daylight are likely to rot (or...
by Sue Jeffries | Dec 31, 2018 | Fruit, Grow Your Own, Herbs, Plant Propagation, seeds, Vegetables
Growing Your Own Fruit and Vegetables You can always make space for a fruit, vegetable and herb area – however small your space. The satisfaction and extra taste you get from home grown produce will be worth the effort required. In the winter it may seem that...
by Sue Jeffries | Sep 7, 2018 | Grow Your Own, Plant Propagation, Seed collecting, seeds
Seed Collecting Your garden, and other green spaces, are constantly producing seed from their existing plants. Flowering plants strive to reproduce and spread themselves by a range of different means. However, seed production is one of the most successful as the...
by Sue Jeffries | Apr 8, 2018 | bee friendly, Plant Propagation, Wildlife Gardening
Reasons to help Bees As farming practices change and urban areas increase, the natural habitat of bees is in decline. But gardens can play a very important role in supporting bees by providing places for them to shelter, breed and hibernate as well feed. We rely on...
by Sue Jeffries | Mar 2, 2018 | Plant Propagation
Growing annual flowers is fun, as well as very rewarding; sowing seeds and watching them grow into beautiful flowers. Children are also fascinated by watching seeds germinate and develop through different stages. Annual flowers can extend the period of colour in your...
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