Courgettes I normally grow just a couple of courgette plants, but as no one knows how long this lockdown will continue I thought I’d grow more than usual to supply…
Coronavirus Gardening Blog
Sweet dreams of ‘freedom’
Garry Coward-Williams, editor I’m quite a ‘homey’ person, so really the lockdown was not a big deal to me aside from the initial problems of getting food and necessities. And…
Life on the allotment – lettuces, parsnips, beetroot and spring onions
Lettuces Yesterday I planted out my ‘Iceberg’ lettuces among the Brussels sprouts. I planted them there as I wanted to keep them covered and had run out of Enviromesh! I…
Keeping our plants safe and healthy
Horticulture industry chiefs are concerned that the Coronavirus emergency could bring about a reduction in the UK’s biosecurity. They fear that if the C19 lockdown causes significant damage to the…
Making money go further
These are worrying times financially for a lot of people. Feeding the family, affording the basics, wondering where you can turn for help – that’s a lot of reasons to…
Garden centres ‘safer than supermarkets’
It is perfectly safe for garden centres to reopen, according to one of the UK’s leading plant wholesalers. Paul Rochford, director of Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd, believes that garden centres…
Life on the allotment – planting Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts The Brussels sprouts are in the ground! The young plants were getting a bit big for their trays, so it was a case of either potting them up…
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Wendy Humphries, letters editor Nigel Slater I am no perfectionist when it comes to culinary skills, which is why ‘Eat’ by Nigel Slater is my go-to cookery book among…
Life on the allotment – Brussels sprouts and cabbages
Brussels sprouts and cabbages People have been strangely quiet and subdued at my allotment. Normally there’s a lot of banter, but nobody seems to want to talk much. I can’t…
Buying plants online
One of the great advantages of posting a daily blog here is that we can bring news to you as and when it breaks. The latest comes from France where,…