Children, Home & Garden

Veggies progress report 2021 – part 2

I love growing veggies. I'll never forget the first year that I grew 5 courgette plants in a sun blessed garden and a friend gave me 8 tomato plants. Himself is only just coming back round to considering courgettes acceptable on his plate after 3 months of me sneaking them into almost every meal. Since… Continue reading Veggies progress report 2021 – part 2

Trailing cucumber on my office windowsill
Home & Garden

Veggies 2021: Reset

I love growing veggies. In previous years, I've tortured himself, colleagues and neighbours with a surfeit of courgettes, almost ruined the foundations of an oil tank with rhubarb and produced cucumbers into October. In recent years, since we moved up North to a house with a North-facing garden, I've had less luck. I've tried growing… Continue reading Veggies 2021: Reset

Sweetcorn seedlings
Home & Garden

Veggie progress report 2021 – part 1

I love growing veggies. I'll never forget the first year that I grew 5 courgette plants in a sun blessed garden and a friend gave me 8 tomato plants. Himself is only just coming back round to considering courgettes acceptable on his plate after 3 months of me sneaking them into almost every meal. Since… Continue reading Veggie progress report 2021 – part 1