by admin | Sep 26, 2014 | SPRING, USING YOUR PRODUCE
Spring = Asparagus. I love spring for the fact that it is asparagus season. It is a luxury vegetable that I look forward to each year. It has a relatively short harvest time, but is one of the many products I do not buy as it never tastes the same as the spears...
by admin | Sep 14, 2014 | SPRING, USING YOUR PRODUCE
So today I have been out and picked the last of my cauliflowers and several heads of Broccoli. The rain and a couple of warm days and they want to go to flower so they needed to be picked. Trouble is there is much more than we can use this week. So today I have...
by admin | Aug 17, 2014 | HOW TO GROW, SPRING
So this week’s blog will wrap up my series on getting prepared for spring planting. We have our seeds in hand and our beds prepared, so with just a small amount of time each week we can now start getting our plants started. I like to spend just ½ an hour every...
by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | HOW TO GROW, SPRING
Why grow citrus in pots Learn how to grow citrus trees in pots: Citrus are one of those plants that I think are a must in the garden. They have beautiful dark green foliage all year, sensuously perfumed flowers at various times of the year and then produce...
by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | HOW TO GROW, WINTER
Asparagus crowns are in the nurseries and hardware shops at the moment, so it seems a good time to look at both the planting and maintenance of Asparagus. They are one of the easiest vegetables to grow and will produce year after year with very little maintenance. The...
by admin | May 24, 2014 | HOW TO GROW, WINTER
It is the time of year to be thinking about getting ready to plant your onions. All onions need to be grown in full sun with well-drained, fertile soil and some added organic matter. They prefer a slightly acidic pH (6 to 6.5) and dislike competition from...
