Archive | May, 2008

Tips for Growing Organic Vegetables

By on May 15, 2008 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs

Homegrown organic vegetables are definitely worth the effort of time. Growing vegetables will reward you with a fresh and tasty supply of your favourite vegetables. You can also have the reassurance of knowing how they were grown without the unnecessary spraying of countless chemicals. These are some tips to get the best results from growing [...]

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Tips for Growing Runner Beans

By on May 14, 2008 in Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs

Runner Beans are an excellent vegetable to grow. Homegrown varieties are often more succulent and tasty than supermarket varieties. Runner BEans also provide an attractive focal point for any kitchen garden. In fact you could easily grow Runner Beans within a cottage garden. Once established they can grow very rapidly and are mainly resilient to [...]

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Gardening Tasks for May

By on May 9, 2008 in Tips Hints and Ideas

A Few quick gardening tips for May. In the Greenhouse. The weather can hot up. Take care to ensure the greenhouse is well ventilated. It is a good time to paint ‘white shade’ on to the sunny side of the greenhouse. Potting On. Now plants are growing quickly, make sure plants in pots get sufficient [...]

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How To Make Your Garden Eco Friendly

By on May 8, 2008 in Flowers and Plants

There is a lot more interest in organic and eco friendly gardening. There is no better place than the garden for taking practical steps to help the environment. These are some simple suggestions that are quite easy to implement in your own garden. Dealing With Slugs The ubiquitous slug pellet can be quite damaging to [...]

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Pot Mums for the Garden

By on May 7, 2008 in Flowers and Plants, Tips Hints and Ideas

Chrysanthemums come in all sorts of shapes and sizes but to me they are an Autumn flower. Why then are the retailers now full of the short densly flowering ‘Pot Mum’ that are often given as house plants. I have bought a pack of 6 and cut off all the flowers ( this had the [...]

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Tips For Growing Sweet Peas

By on May 6, 2008 in Flowers and Plants, Tips for Growing Series

Sowing Sweet peas. The best results from sweet peas come from seedlings sown in October under a cold frame. You can also sow in early spring; however, these will flower later and will be more susceptible to mildew later in the season. To help germination you can chip away at the hard outer skin of [...]

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Growing Cleome – The Spider Plant

By on May 5, 2008 in Flowers and Plants

Cleome hassleriana If you are looking to grow something a little unusual, it is worth having a go at growing Cleome, sometimes known as the ‘Spider Plant’ The genus Cleome encompasses about 170 herbaceous annual or perrenial plants. A common garden variety is Cleome hassleriana. Cleome’s can grow quite tall, upto 4 feet in some [...]

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Moss Hanging Baskets

By on May 5, 2008 in Flowers and Plants

Hanging baskets are an excellent way to make use of limited space. If carefully watered and fed, they can provide several months of season round colour. This moss hanging basket, at only £4.99, offers a natural hanging basket, which looks attractive even before the addition of plants. It is made entirely from natural ingredients and [...]

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