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14/06/2026

One of my favourite space-saving sowing tricks for packing loads into a small space.

Rather than filling the greenhouse with individual pots, I sow lots of runner beans together in one large pot and let them grow on until they have a good root system.

Then I simply tip the whole lot out, gently tease the seedlings apart and choose the strongest plants to grow on.

At this stage they can be potted up individually, planted straight into the ground if the weather is good, or passed on to fellow gardeners on my plant stall.

I use this method for runner beans, climbing French beans and dwarf French beans. It saves a huge amount of space and means I can raise far more plants than I could otherwise.

Beans are much tougher than people look and, as you can see, separate really easily when they’re young.

These are actually some of the same runner beans my seed club members are sowing at the moment, so it’ll be interesting to see how everyone’s crops compare later in the summer.

Who’s growing beans this year? 🌱

This week you can sow for autumn harvests and beyond. The warmer weather means germination is usually much quicker now,...
10/06/2026

This week you can sow for autumn harvests and beyond. The warmer weather means germination is usually much quicker now, but keeping seeds moist is absolutely key. Compost should feel like a moist chocolate cake — not dry and crumbly, but not soaking wet either. If you’re struggling to keep trays damp in this heat, sit them on capillary matting or a shallow tray of water and let them draw up what they need.

I’m especially excited that bean sowing season is in full swing! Runner beans, climbing beans and dwarf beans can all be sown now and will race away once the temperatures stay warm.

Don’t forget the flowers either 🌸 Marigolds are one of my favourite companion plants. The more flowers you have around the veg patch, the more pollinators you’ll attract. Those pollinators don’t just help the flowers — they’ll also help pollinate crops like courgettes, cucumbers and squash, leading to better harvests later in the season.

One final tip… resist the temptation to plant everything straight into the ground. Young seedlings still make an easy meal for slugs, snails and hungry rodents, and cold nights can still check growth. I continue to get my best results by raising seedlings under cover until they’re strong enough to fend for themselves.

31/05/2026

One of the best jobs I’ve tackled this year… installing a dripper irrigation system for the greenhouse tomatoes. 🍅

With summers getting hotter and drier, keeping tomatoes consistently watered can be a challenge, especially when you’re trying to juggle everything else in the garden.

I’ve set up drippers at the base of each plant so the water goes exactly where it’s needed — straight to the roots rather than wasted on paths or foliage.

The tomatoes are already flowering and hopefully this will help keep them growing steadily through the warmer months ahead.

Do you hand water your tomatoes or have you switched to irrigation?

Grow this super useful flower in your veggie patch 🌸I love growing these, they’re not only beautiful they’re very useful...
22/05/2026

Grow this super useful flower in your veggie patch 🌸

I love growing these, they’re not only beautiful they’re very useful around your veggies too. They’re good for all, from the bees and aphids to us humans, they’re an all round top plant to grow.

Aphids and the cabbage white butterfly caterpillars LOVE them, keeping pests away from your veg. I always feel bad netting the brassicas but if you grow nasturtiums then you’ve got something that the caterpillars can turn their attention too and you can be happy that you’re keeping the ecosystem intact.

Don’t forget you can eat these too as the leaves and flowers are edible 👌 I grow them in the greenhouse under my tomatoes and around my brassicas outside.
A thoroughly lovely plant for everyone on the plot ❤️

Very exciting that tiny tomatoes have made an appearance, and of course it’s ‘Bloody Butcher’ and ‘Sungold’, they’re alw...
21/05/2026

Very exciting that tiny tomatoes have made an appearance, and of course it’s ‘Bloody Butcher’ and ‘Sungold’, they’re always first off the starting block.
Tomatoes are growing nicely in their final positions, the rest of them are waiting in a cold frame to go into pots outside but that’s a job for another day. Greenhouse full of tomatoes, peppers, aubergines,cucumbers, melons and chilli, apart from the toms they’ll all go in pots so I can move them in and out according to the weather .

Self sown Alyssum everywhere which looks and smells divine 🌸

Here’s what you can be getting on with this week. Hopefully by now you should be harvesting some deliciousness from the ...
16/05/2026

Here’s what you can be getting on with this week. Hopefully by now you should be harvesting some deliciousness from the plot .
It’s easy at this stage to put your feet up and watch your early sown seedlings develop but keep it up and I promise you’ll extend your growing season much more than you realise. Growing all year around needs all round attention but it needn’t be arduous so try and sow your seed little and often so you don’t get overwhelmed. Temperatures in the south where I am are warming up as from next week again so it is a great time to get your seeds in the ground now ready for that warm spell to hit because there’s moisture in the ground at the moment seeds will readily germinate and get their roots down.

If your planting out seedlings then keep sone fleece handy for protection from that spicy wind 😉

Whatever you’re doing, hope you all have a really lovely weekend.☺️

14/05/2026

Trying to work out which tomatoes make the grade to be planted into the greenhouse beds doesn’t get any easier 😂 I’ll grow at least 3 each of my faves and then some will be grown outside too. The remainder of these beauties will be put on my plant stall over the weekend weather permitting for others to enjoy 🍅

Faves for me are Auriga, Uluru Ochre, Rose De Berne, Burmese Sour, Indigo Cherry Drop, Bloody Butcher. Black Beauty and Amethyst Jewell of course makes the grade as well not just for their colour, as well as a myriad of others.. seeds saved of course for you guys to purchase 🍅

12/05/2026

Take a walk….

it’s my little space 🏡🌸❤️🌱

veggrower

It’s time for some serious shuffling in the greenhouse because of the situation with the rats eating everything I’ve had...
10/05/2026

It’s time for some serious shuffling in the greenhouse because of the situation with the rats eating everything I’ve had to keep everything in the greenhouse to protect all the little seedlings but now my tomatoes are desperately needing to be planted out in the greenhouse bed so I’m going to have to bite the bullet and move things around looks a bit of a mess right now and obviously it’s freezing outside which doesn’t help but I’ve gotta make a start. First thing to go will be the hot bed it’s become too heavy for me to move in my own and I’m going to have to think of another option next year and I guess make a lighter frame would be a start. Might sell this one and work out another solution. If anyone’s interested in it, I am in Sussex. Video shows the bed itself 👍

So today’s job is mainly playing around with these babies, prepping the beds and planting out the tomatoes time willing! 🤞

Happy Sunday everyone 🥰

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