We’ve only just begun
Little chirrups of green waving in the propagator, a sight that never, ever gets old. Chilli germination seems to be as hit and miss as ever. Half the varieties are […]
It’s life, Jim, but not where I want it
The seed audit took AGES this year. I winged it last season. That carefully crafted plan went out the window around the time slugs woke, formed up arrow-fashion & aimed […]
Seedy Sunday II – the return…
Brighton’s Seedy Sunday was circled in red on the calendar for months. My Tintin bag was crammed with 150+ packs of seeds for swapping and just generally culling from the […]
Figgery-pokery
Even with bare trees and brown fields, Italy is stunning. It gets down to -2 to -4 most nights and everything sparkles in the morning. The vineyards around Castelleale are […]
Thank you!
When I started Seeds for Samaritans 10 days ago, I thought I might raise £50-£100. Thanks to what I can only describe as a small army of wonderful people on Facebook and Twitter, it’s had an avalanche of interest. Seeds for Samaritans has been viewed nearly 1,000 times, 32 people […]
Seeds for Samaritans – grow something new for a good cause
Just to be straight from the start, this is a charity fundraiser, not a giveaway. And I’ve never done this before, so please bear with – I think I’ve covered […]
Strands of gold, green powder, sweet crisps and sticky molasses
If you’re thinking about unusual crops in 2017, saffron and yacon are brilliant. Stevia is just weird. My 3rd saffron harvest has finally been weighed and packed away. It weighs………0.9g, […]
It begins with 2017’s chillies: deliciously dangerous!
Itchy sowing fingers + ‘jaded’ head and a rainy New Year’s Day = unearthing the propagator and bringing in the grow-lights from my garage for the first chilli sowing of […]
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