Tag Archives: manure

balcony gardening, Chillies, container gardening, Fruit growing, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, Herbs, Starting seeds

APRIL–THINGS TO SOW IN THE GREENHOUSE AND GARDEN

April really is one of the busiest months in the vegetable garden lots of things need sowing now not just for the summer but next Autumn and Winter.If you haven’t already sown you hot Chillies its a little late best to buy plants from a specialist.

If your sowing indoors make sure the compost is kept inside for a couple of days to warm up as well,and time to decide what method you are going to use to grow that summer favorite Tomatoes

You can also grow lots of Herbs from seed but for French Tarragon and named Mints again best to buy from a specialist

This month is also the perfect time to be sowing hardy Annual flowers as long as the soil is about 7 degrees(could you bare it on a bare Bum!!!) and i really recommend

The Higgledy Garden Seed Shop.

Franchi Seeds of Italy

Simpson’s Seeds

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Benificial fungi, container gardening, Fruit growing, mulches, no-dig gardening

PLANTING A MAIDEN COOKING APPLE TREE

A maiden or first year apple is the best way to get the biggest choose of variety’s and a great way to start your fruit garden.In this film i plant apple Charles Ross which is Duel purpose so can be eaten or used in the kitchen

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, mulches, no-dig gardening

FLEECE – USING IT ON YOUR VEGETABLE BEDS

Without doubt one of the gardening essentials for anybody who gets late frosts but also great as a effective barrier against the scourge of carrots the root fly.Really quick to use and really cost effective Fleece can be left on plants as they grow as it allows rain and air through

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Benificial fungi, container gardening, Fruit growing, How to grow soft fruit, mulches, no-dig gardening, Soft fruit

GOOSEBERRIES – HOW TO PLANT AND GROW THEM

 

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Hotbeds, no-dig gardening

How to make a Hotbed

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Using the Great No-Dig concept but adding the age old technique of constructing a HotBed we can create a growing space that will allow us to harness the free heat generated by composting manure to grow early crops.

I have used this method for years and although its simple it gives great results

This technique was used at Chatsworth and Heligan to grow pineapples and Citrus in purpose made beds I have just taken this technique and adapted it for Vegetables using readily available Horse Manure

 

If you would more information on Hotbeds I have compiled a resource post which contains all my films on hotbeds,  just click the link below

Hotbed resource post

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