30 July 2022 | Gardening tips, Planting guides
Preparing an autumn/winter vegie garden The first section here covers soil preparation, watering tips and site selection. With these covered, not much can go wrong! Below this section, are 6 families of vegetables and herbs with specific guidelines for each. It is...
2 June 2022 | Gardening tips, Planting guides, Root Vegetables
Growing perfect parsnips Top tips for growing parsnips use fresh seed cultivate the soil to a fine tilth keep ground moist from seed sowing to emergence of seedlings thin seedlings at 5-6 weeks My survey this week (last week of May) revealed that parsnips on average...
1 May 2022 | Fruit trees, Gardening tips, Planting guides
Figuring out the fig! The fig family is a complicated one when it comes to fertilisation, choice of variety, cropping and pruning, but very easy to grow in most soil conditions and in our climate. Different types of fig There are 4 types of fig: Adriatic or common...
30 April 2022 | Brassicas, Gardening tips, Planting guides, Root Vegetables
The under-rated turnip! Turnip top tips Net seedlings Water well Succession plant for a constant supply Eat when young Turnips are a much under-rated but easily grown vegetable. The root can be eaten raw either grated into a coleslaw or sliced for a salad or cut into...
27 February 2022 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides
More tips for growing spectacular eggplants Use net bags Plant in a row in full sun Keep very well watered Have you ever cut open a beautiful looking eggplant only to find a winding, black track through it? This is a poo trail from an eggfruit caterpillar. It is rare...
9 October 2021 | Gardening tips, Nightshades, Planting guides, Tomatoes, Videos
Growing great tomatoes How to plant tomatoes In this short video Robin Gale-Baker explains how to plant your tomatoes to ensure success! Top hints for growing tomatoes Plant tomatoes deeply – at least half way up their stems. (You can leave the lower leaves on...
