31 December 2016
January 2017 soil care, compost quality, no sowing yet!
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...
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15 December 2016
December update, easy soil preparation, salads, Brussels
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
Dec. 2016 winter veg, harvests, no dig success and starting out
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
November 2016, harvests before frost, veg for autumn and winter
Winter is nearly here, time for some last and beautiful autumn harvests. The radish below were sown between lettuce which were still crop...
29 September 2016
October '16 weather check, harvests, mulching, ripen tomatoes
In recent years, October has been milder than average, sometimes with nicer weather than the preceding summer: last year it was 18C at Ha...
11 September 2016
Sept. update sow winter salad, harvest seed, rotation, two failures
At Homeacres, the first ten days of September were a gardener’s dream. Summer warmth continuing, of (average) 14C 57F by night and 21C 70...
15 August 2016
August 15th tomatoes, sowing, harvests, watering, filming, Chilli Festival
With no dig, summer is a good time: little weeding, lots of picking, and nice feedback from happy plants. The exceptions here are cucumbe...
31 July 2016
August tomatoes, potatoes, compost heaps, sow now!
July had one hot week, I hope you had it too. It has been dry here with just 14mm (half inch) rain in the month. My no dig approach has ...
16 July 2016
July update, potato and onion harvests, compost quality, saving seed, summer pruning, garden visits
A question from my inbox: “I've not seen mentioned how Charles continues to keep his gardens thriving. Is it just adding more compost? Do...