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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. Kale Red Ruble (left)… Continue reading What to Sow in August – 2024

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 – 2024

“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 – 2024

“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 – 2024

“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)  Lattughino Rossa pictured above is just one example of a lettuce variety which is fantastic… Continue reading What to sow in April 2024

REMEMBER MY ADVICE – IF YOU’RE SHORT OF TIME, JUST GET THE SEEDS SOWN!  YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH EVERYTHING ELSE LATER, BUT IF YOU DELAY, THEN IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR SOME CROPS OR THEY MAY BE DISAPPOINTING….. TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN! (Or woman!)    Funny how we spend so much of our… Continue reading What to sow in March – 2024

                                                      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… Continue reading What to Sow In February – 2024

  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