by Sacha Brown | Feb 16, 2026 | Veg
Cucamelons are vigorous climbing plants that produce tiny grape-sized fruits with a refreshing cucumber-lime flavour. SowingSow indoors April–May. Sow seeds 0.5–1cm deep into small pots or modules filled with moist, free-draining compost. Germination takes 7–14...
by Sacha Brown | Apr 25, 2022 | Veg
Onions and shallots can be grown from seeds or sets, the choice is yours and depends on your set up and i have listed the options below. I get equal success with both but generally i like sowing from seed so have a look at the sowing instructions a bit further down....
by Sacha Brown | Jan 31, 2022 | Veg
Spring Onions can be sown all year round from February onwards. I multi sow my onions and that includes spring onions. Sow approx 8 seeds per module which has been filled with compost and watered prior to sowing. Sow seeds approc 0.5cm deep and cover lightly with...
by Sacha Brown | Dec 27, 2021 | Veg
Broad beans are a favourite for an early crop of fresh beans. They are hardy annuals and can therefore be sown in Autumn or Spring and can be grown in any soil but they dont like to dry out. Sowing in Autumn gives crops early the following year, as early as late April...
by Sacha Brown | Sep 26, 2021 | Veg
Sow direct into a prepared bed in late August onwards for winter leaves, seeds will need to be covered with a fine layer of compost and kept moist. Sowing made in the latter part of the year stand well through the colder months covered by fleece or inside a...
by Sacha Brown | Sep 26, 2021 | Veg
Garlic are grown from individual cloves and can be planted in Autumn or in Spring. Advantage of planting in Autumn is that the cloves will have more time to grow than planting in Spring but in both cases the bulb fattens in early summer and is ready to harvest...
