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Sweet Peas

Flowers, Gardening, Planting, Summer flowers, plants, Sweet Peas

The heady old-fashioned scent of sweet peas conjures up summery memories for many people.They are very easy to grow and you will get a lot of pleasure from them so I would encourage anyone to have a go.

Creepy Crawlies

Edibles, Gardening, Pests and Diseases, Planting, Spring, Summer broccoli, cloche, copper ring, dandelions, eggs, grit, lavender, lettuce, nematodes, pellet, pests, plants, shells, slugs, snails, sprouts

The war being waged between gardeners and slugs and snails is a never-ending one. I have been known to obsessively go out after dark during the summer months with a torch and bucket and pick the critters off my plants, much to the amusement of my family. They are then swiftly dispatched in the lane […]

Feeling the heat

Edibles, Gardening, Leisure time in the garden, Planting, Summer Bath, chilli, concentrated seaweed feed, farm, fertiliser, garlic, growing, hydroponics, Jalapeno, Jiffy 7, leaky hose watering system, nutrients, organic, peppers, pests and diseases, plants, seed, seed modules, Walled Garden Nursery, water, watering, weed control

This year I have been growing several kinds of chillies and to be honest, I’ve been struggling. They have either not grown very big or they are simply not doing anything at all and look rather sad. I decided to go and see Alex Duck of the Upton Cheney Chilli Farm at Manor Farm near […]