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“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there’s nothing you can do about it.”   Do it NOW….  Every day the light is getting shorter, and growth is slowing. Growing home-saved seed and supporting small, independent, and organic seed companies, ensures diversity and choice in our… Continue reading What to Sow in October 2026

Remember, always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else, but if you don’t sow seeds on time – you may have lost your chance…..   (This is particularly important for some late autumn and winter crops that need starting off now due to needing a long season of growth to produce worthwhile crops.)   *Also very important* – If you haven’t got seeds… Continue reading What to Sow in July – 2026

“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on doing that, then there’s nothing you can do about it.”  …..  (A great piece of advice I was given many years ago)   Sorry to mention this, although it’s not yet quite midsummer – but it’s now time to think ahead… Continue reading What to Sow in June – 2026

“Remember – always sow the seeds.  You can catch up on everything else, but if you get behind on that, then there’s nothing you can do about it.” – A great piece of advice I was given many years ago! French beans and Sweet Corn are just two of the reliable and delicious crops you could sow now directly into polytunnel soil.… Continue reading What to Sow in May – 2026

“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else later – but if you get behind on that, then there’s nothing whatsoever you can doabout it.” …….. (A great piece of gardening advice I was given many years ago)  This year, due to a serious accident in January, I shall just start some gentle… Continue reading What to sow in April 2026

REMEMBER MY ADVICE – IF YOU’RE SHORT OF TIME, JUST GET THE MOST URGENT SEEDS SOWN, AND THOSE WHICH NEED A LONG GROWING SEASON TO PRODUCE A GOOD CROP!  YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH EVERYTHING ELSE LATER, BUT IF YOU DELAY, THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR SOME CROPS, OR THEY MAY DISAPPOINT. TIME… Continue reading What to sow in March – 2026

Sowing home-saved, or non-F1 hybrid, open-pollinated Heritage seeds and supporting independent, organic seed companies ensures diversity in seed supply, and will provide plenty of food for us, bees and beneficial insects.  It will also give us more self-reliance and resilience, help to protect biodiversity and ensure our future food security. Sowing seeds has been mankind’s sign of… Continue reading What to Sow in February 2026

First, I would like to wish you all a Very Happy, Healthy and Productive New Growing Year! Why not make 2026 the year when you discover the joys of saving your own seed? It isn’t complicated to do and can give you some very useful food security. Think about it when you’re doing your seed… Continue reading What to Sow in January 2026