Spring is finally here!! With our gardens awakening from their winter slumber here are 10 top jobs that can be done this month:
T H E – F O W N H O P E – L I F E – P L O T \ Fruit’s of thy labour….we hope!
The first month of the new season is here but it’s not too late to plant bare root fruit tree’s and bushes during the beginning of March. Here is what I’ll be growing for the first time this year:
T H E – F O W N H O P E – L I F E – P L O T \ Chitting Seed Potatoes.
The last month of winter is drawing to a close and it is time to begin awakening from our gardening slumber. There may be frosts still lurking over the coming weeks but plenty of garden tasks to begin ready for the growing season. Here is a quick guide to chitting potatoes:
F E B R U A R Y \ Gardening To Do’s
February marks the last month of winter and so with spring just around the corner it is time to get out into our gardens and begin preparing them for the sunny days ahead. Here are 10 top jobs that can be done this month: Continue reading
C O N T A I N E R G A R D E N I N G / It’s not black & white.
One of the most common questions I was faced with while working in garden centre retail was ‘Can this plant be grown in a container?’. Continue reading
T H E – F O W N H O P E – L I F E – P L O T \ The 5 P’s & Your Seeds.
We’ve all made them and some of you may have already broken those new year resolutions…go on, admit it, I know I have! However one new year resolution of mine is to be better prepared and organised in my garden for the coming year and there is no better time to tackle this than January.
T H E – F O W N H O P E – L I F E – P L O T \ Rhubarb Forcing
First off, I must confess Rhubarb is by far not my favourite vegetable. I will begrudgingly swallow down mouthfuls of crumble out of Continue reading
