Squash survival
The resilience of some plants never ceases to amaze. Many weeks ago I accidentally snapped the delicate stem of a young squash plant. Just a little of the stalk was […]
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Moving outdoors
With the weather that bit warmer now, I took the cucumber plunge today and moved five plants out of their pots and into one of the raised beds. Notoriously temperamental, […]
Attacks and Comebacks
Nematodes – what’s not to like? When tackling the garden pests which can plague the vegetable growing season, we often focus on the big hitters: slugs, pigeons, squirrels.. But for […]
Crazy Beans
Take a look at the propagator above. The nearest row to the camera is some french marigold seedlings. Beyond that some smaller lemongrass seedlings, leaning over. Then it’s tiny clumps of […]
Cute Cucumbers
For a little while longer I’m keeping the cucumber plants indoors. There’s still a slight risk of overnight frosts, so they’re near one of the windows in pots for now. […]
This means war
Unfortunately, today I spotted the first damage to the vegetables this year. The carefully nurtured Spagna Bianco beans, in their own small bed, had had their leaves eaten. I don’t […]
