Category: Autumn

Ways to grow and pick broad beans, showing results of sowing both autumn and spring
4th December 2018 Autumn, Sowing, Spring, Videos
Broad or FAVA beans are a hardy vegetable which tolerates some frost. In my garden, zone 8 climate with average winter lows of -6 to -8C/20F, broad beans get their roots down in autumn and sit quietly
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November 18 frosts, new plantings, compost spreading making testing, kohlrabi stew & chips
31st October 2018 Autumn, Featured
After a gorgeous summer and early autumn, we suddenly have wintry weather. However it’s also continuing to be dry here with just 60mm/2.4in rain in October. That makes 299mm/12in rain since April, w
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October 18 mid month: new veg, new book, make compost, sow or plant, no dig
14th October 2018 Autumn
Autumn has brought just 41mm/1.6in rain here so far in October, encouraging new growth but not yet enough to soak into the soil, which is still dry below 4-6in/10-15cm. The average temperature has b
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October ’18 vegetable beauty, last new plantings, Q’s answered on no dig beds
30th September 2018 Autumn
Quite soon the switch flicks and the last joys of summer cede to cooler and above all darker days. We have had many cool nights already and some ground frost, then many days of sunshine and temperatur
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Sept. 15th sow salads for winter, no dig, small garden, harvests, watering
15th September 2018 Autumn
If you have not already sown salads for cropping undercover through winter and into spring, NOW is the moment. So they have time to establish before winter, make decent roots then crop in cool weather
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September 18 easier watering no dig, plant and sow now, interplant, sweet pepper success
31st August 2018 Autumn
September looks dry for much of the UK: no dig means easier watering, see below. There are still plantings for outdoor veg and sowings for veg under cover. August gave welcome rain at times, 85mm/3.4i
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Nov 17 mid month blog of veg harvests, frost protection, new beds, feed/mulch soil, trial results
14th November 2017 Autumn
Will it be a cold winter? Too early to say but the vegetables are telling us that winter has arrived.
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November 17 mulching, sow garlic & beans, no dig international, storing veg, winter salads
30th October 2017 Autumn
There are many lovely harvests to make in November, and much to learn from how things have grown this year. The main sowing is broad beans, from now in colder areas until mid or late November in south
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October mid month – chilli & tomato plants overwinter, new bed no dig, winter salads, harvests now, saving basil seed
16th October 2017 Autumn
We have been clearing and planting under cover, making many harvests and filming for videos plus TV. I enjoyed working with the makers of Croatian programme Vrtlarica, about healthy living and food gr
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October 2017, trial results of no rotation & no dig, autumn harvests, polytunnel cropping, sauerkraut
1st October 2017 Autumn
Vegetables and apples are maturing ahead of normal. This makes some harvests for winter storage more difficult, such as hearted cabbages that are already fully developed and need cutting, in the warmt
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September update: protect veg, when to harvest, growth examples by sowing date, seed age & sowings
15th September 2017 Autumn
The weather has been difficult but manageable, apart from damage to climbing beans. Leafy crops have enjoyed the rain and lack of sun more than fruiting ones. However September’s second half looks q
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September 17 sowing for winter, controlling pests, blight, more on no dig
31st August 2017 Autumn
New season and Homeacres news – autumn is near and we need to prepare. Make new sowings, continue weeding and tidying including old brassica leaves and leek rust, watch for pests and tomato blig
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