It’s October!

It’s October and here are some jobs you can be doing with the kids this month:- – Prepare the ground for potatoes and carrots for next spring. Add lots of compost, well rotted manure or other organic matter; – Plant onions setts and leeks for harvest next year; – Plant winter brassicas such as broccoli […]

It’s September!

It’s September! Here are some jobs to be doing in the veg patch this month:– 1. Sow fast growing lettuce and summer radish for crops this autumn. Make sure you water it in dry spells of weather. 2. Plant onion sets. These are normally Japanese varieties and will be ready to harvest earlier than spring […]

It’s November!

It’s November and here are some things you can be doing with the kids in the garden:- – Prepare the ground for carrots, leeks, onions and potatoes for next spring; – Protect chard, overwintering peas and radish using cloches or fleece until March; – Plant onion setts and garlic now for a late spring/early summer […]