Category: Latest Diary Entries

  First, I would like to wish you all a Very Happy, Healthy and Productive New Growing Year!  Why not make 2024 the year when you discover the joys of saving your own seed? It isn’t complicated to do and can give you some useful food security. Think about it when you’re doing your seed… Continue reading What to Sow in January 2024

  Kitchen table Sprouted Seeds and Microgreens for winter salads – easy to grow for super-nutritious salads all year round in small spaces Inside or in the polytunnel On the kitchen windowsill you can sow some fast-growing sprouting seeds – or ‘microgreen’ baby salads. They’re super-nutritious and easy to grow in small trays of organic compost or paper towels – just as… Continue reading What to sow in December – 2023

“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. In the UK and Ireland, we are still facing some uncertainty of vegetable supplies due to Brexit and unpredictable… Continue reading What to Sow in November 2023

“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there is nothing you can do about it.” …. That means do it NOW!  Every day, light is getting shorter and growth is slowing. – In the UK and Ireland we’re once again facing uncertainty of some food supplies… Continue reading What to Sow in September 2023

Remember this Golden Rule: “Always sow the seeds – you can catch up on everything else later except that!” With day length shortening and decreasing light available to plants – it is absolutely vital that some crops are sown now or as soon as possible if you want plenty of winter food. Growing and saving… Continue reading What to Sow in August – 2023