15 July 2017
The season of second/successional plantings is well underway, see below. See how my first plantings were made, and the harvests they gave...
01 July 2017
The long days of July are great for sowing and replanting, after summer harvests that are increasing in quantity all month. Harvests from...
15 June 2017
It’s drying up, so what is priority for watering? 1 Water new plants thoroughly, but not the whole area. Without a rose on the can, give ...
01 June 2017
Wonderful growth has happened in May’s second half, after 59mm rain and warmth. Nights especially were the warmest of any May I recorded ...
15 May 2017
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...