Kitchen Garden Calendar – May

Kitchen Garden Calendar – May

Winter crops can now be sown – Leeks, brussels sprouts, winter cabbage, marrow. Starting them off in pots is a good idea, you can then plant them out in a few weeks once you have seedlings. Harden off your tomatoes – If you have ‘potted on’ your tomato seedlings, May...
Plant of the Month – May 2019

Plant of the Month – May 2019

Mr. D has again picked two plants for us… we should change the name of these posts to ‘Plants of the Month’… Ceanothus ‘Californian Lilac’ Californian Lilac are renowned for their prolific flowering in spring. The flowers appear in...
May’s Gardening Calendar

May’s Gardening Calendar

Summer’s on it way! As bulbs fade and herbaceous borders grow in leaps and bounds, it is now clear that summer is approaching. Sowing and planting out bedding can begin, depending on regional weather variations, and you can take softwood cuttings. It’s also time...