Super Marmande isn't a F1 hybrid so you can save seed.
Today's harvest: [ATTACH]
Some tomatoes ripening outside this morning: Piglet Willie's French Black Jaune Flamme Gardener's Delight 2005 Auntie Madge's Plum (look at the...
I'm growing some which I grew from seed from Lidl, just called F1 Dwarf Hybrids, no fancy name! [ATTACH]
I sow mine on St Patrick's day in a heated propagator. Once germinated, they have to make do with a south facing windowsill until it's warm enough...
I've been picking for a few weeks now, mostly Sungold and Tumbling Tom Yellow. I've also had some Golden Sunrise and Jaune Flamme. The Piglet...
Today's harvest of runner beans and mixed climbing french beans. [ATTACH]
In autumn check the stem attached to the squash. Once it goes from a fresh green to a dull cork colour, then it's ready to harvest. The green...
Lots of grasshoppers in my garden. They jump around whenever I'm pottering outside. I love the sound they make.Plenty of ladybirds too, I've...
My cat loved cheese so I would roll a small ball of cheese and put her pill inside. Worked a treat.
My first ripe hot pepper, Piment d'Espelette, also commonly known as the Basque Pepper. [ATTACH]
I spotted masses of aphids on my beans this week and groaned at the thought of dealing with them. When I went to look this morning a colony of...
I chit my beans on damp kitchen roll and usually get germination within two days then plant them immediately.
Natasha Richardson rose: [ATTACH]
Common frog jumped out from between the tender plants being hardened off: [ATTACH]
I lick my fingers, then touch the clingy seed to soften the coat, after a few seconds it should be soft enough to gently prise off the seedling.
It isn't something I've ever tried before. I was watching a Charles Dowding video on YouTube and he pointed out in passing a hybrid tomato in his...
My sungold tomatoes are nearly ripe. These weren't grown from seed this year, I took cuttings last autumn and overwintered them on a windowsill....
I have a hanging basket by my north facing front door and always use some trailing fuchsias and begonias. Some of the newer begonias aren't as...
Ladybird speed dating. [ATTACH]
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