Vegetable Garden

The Veg Beds: Triumphs, Disasters, and the Odd Tomato Miracle

Lessons from a season of bolting leaves, slugs at the salad bar, and courgettes big enough to row down the Thames - where peas ran amok, onions lay in…

Aug 30, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

The DIY Propagation Station

I would LOVE a greenhouse! But I still don't have one... So, how do I propagate with protection? How do I grow strong seedlings and young plants ready…

Apr 19, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

Marks. Get set… Sow!

We come to it at last! The great sowing of the season! It's time for me to unlock the potting shed, cut open seed packets, and tear open bags of…

Feb 15, 2025 • TheGardeningKind

Cornerstones of my Kitchen Garden No.5

There’s nothing more potent than vigilance!

Dec 7, 2024 • TheGardeningKind

Cornerstones of my Kitchen Garden No.4

Protect and serve! Minimising losses for more bountiful harvests!

Nov 29, 2024 • TheGardeningKind

Cornerstones of my Kitchen Garden No.3

Grow what you love, not what your told... Working around blight and low light.

Nov 23, 2024

Cornerstones of my Kitchen Garden No.2

Success & Failure. Enjoyment & Disappointment. Lessons to learn!

Nov 15, 2024 • TheGardeningKind

Cornerstones of my kitchen garden No.1

From the very first cuts, to the very first harvest!

Nov 7, 2024 • TheGardeningKind

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