11 May 2020
We just had a week of summer weather, now winter returns briefly. Old weather lore refers to the ice nights of 11th-13th May! I hope you ...
29 April 2020
April in the UK has been kind to gardeners, unusually warm and sunny, and now there is rain. I hope it’s springlike elsewhere, or nicely ...
13 April 2020
For those starting now, I wish you well. It’s never too late to make a bed or two, and new plantings continue until autumn, so take heart...
29 March 2020
There is now an epic amount of interest in food growing, and this is seasonal advice. Also about starting out. It’s based on no dig and s...
12 March 2020
Mid March 2020, catch weeds tiny, set seedlings deep, sowing no dig, weather now liveIt’s mild weather here and growth is way ahead of no...
28 February 2020
Early spring: March comes in like a lion, a little warmth of strong sunshine tempered by a lot of cold winds and nights. Then March goes ...
12 February 2020
I can feel the energy as daylight increases rapidly. In just one week here, we gain 23 minutes between sunrise and sunset, plus the sun’s...
26 January 2020
February, hold your horses. No sowing just yet.Make the first undercover sowings after mid month and even then no rush.Meanwhile here is ...
05 January 2020
January 2020 plenty to see, eat and learn, mulch if you have not alreadyND3New decade, no dig, no dogma.If you aren’t yet using the no di...