No Dig Blog

15 May 2017

Mid May '17, sowings plantings videos weeds and news

There is still so much to sow and plant. Now is good to sow cabbages for autumn hearting, Brussels sprouts, French and runner beans, swee...

30 April 2017

Until the cold final week, April at Homeacres was a good growing month. Temperatures and sunshine hours were slightly above average, whil...

31 March 2017

Here, it has been much warmer than usual in March: the day-night average temperature was 9C/48F and we had no frost at all, breaking my r...

01 March 2017

1st March, the start of spring by some definitions, sees the UK weather turning cooler, a sure sign that spring is underway! Hence the ne...

30 January 2017

Winter's cold and more-or-less fine is turning in the UK to mild, wet and stormy, for the first half of February. Either way, I recommend...

31 December 2016

A happy new year to my readers, may your gardens be bountiful, and easier to look after.When does the gardening year begin? You could pic...

15 December 2016

It has been mild here, after a freezing first four days when we had two nights of -6.5C (20F). That was cold enough to freeze plants in t...

30 November 2016

Are you ready for cold weather? November was 4.5C (8F) cooler than last year, and December looks to be cool, perhaps with snow around th...

31 October 2016

Winter is nearly here, time for some last and beautiful autumn harvests. The radish below were sown between lettuce which were still crop...