Having only begun exhibiting my onions for the first time in 2009, I had a lot to learn. Fortunately living in the Channel Island of Guernsey, famous for it’s growing industry, I had ample access to people who had far more experience and could advise me of what was required. I want to pass this [...]
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Growing your own olives at home is so easy that everyone can do it. Even without a garden a sunny windowsill will allow you to grow a compact olive tree and produce your own healthy crop of home grown olives. Imagine the fun of people able to tell your guests that the olive in their [...]
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So the end of the growing season is approaching and a distinct change in the daily temperatures is becoming noticeable. The runner beans, courgettes and tomatoes are starting to look a little ‘tired’, and their leaves are beginning to turn yellow as they struggle to produce the last few crops of the season. It is [...]
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It is now only a week until our local show where I am planning on entering a number of different vegetables that I have grown this season. Like most gardeners who exhibit their vegetables I am now rushing around trying to get the final bits and pieces in place and work out what vegetables I [...]
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Many gardeners, including myself enjoy entering our vegetables in competitions, and get a real thrill out of seeing whether we have been placed in our chosen classes. This tradition of exhibiting vegetables has been going on for many years, and shows no sign of stopping soon. The penalty for this hobby is that with [...]
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Many gardeners have realised the huge advantage of having a water barrel / butt installed in their garden. An average house roof can produce 24,000 litres of water if the rain that falls on it is channeled into water butts so that it can be used on the garden. Rain water is far better for [...]
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If someone told you that you could have as many plant pots as you could ever use for free, plus they were completely environmentally friendly and would naturally biodegrade into the soil as your plants grew, I bet your ears would prick up. The fact is that you can have exactly this with very little [...]
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One of the easiest crops to grow, even if you don’t have a garden at all, is Mustard and Cress. These rapidly growing edible shoots are great in salads, sandwiches and mixed with egg mayonnaise. The best part is you don’t even need to have compost to grow them in, and the crops will be [...]
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Most of us know ‘Mung Beans’ better as ‘Bean Sprouts’. In other words those delicious crunchy sprouts we either use in stir frys, or alternatively in sandwiches and salads. What you may not know is just how easy they are to grow at home, plus the fact you can grow them for profit by selling [...]
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For those of you who think all there is to growing a long exhibition carrot is to dig a bit of land and stick a few seeds in the ground, think again. There is a whole lot more to it than that if you want to stand any chance of winning prizes. I hope here [...]
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