overwintering Overwintering veg One of the real assets on our smallholding is our polytunnel. It came with the house when we bought it and, whilst we were initially unsure if we'd use it all year round, we've found it ideal for getting the growing season off to a good
growing Leaps and bounds Whilst the weather’s been a bit cooler this week, the warm sunshine we’ve been enjoying of late has really helped to move things along in the veg patches. Everything’s coming on leaps and bounds (including the weeds!) so we’ve been spending at least an hour or
mushrooms Third time lucky with mushrooms Amongst the various crops that we grew at our old house, one that we attempted occasionally was mushrooms. The pre-prepared kits are ideal for growing inside when you don’t have much of a garden and we’ve tried a couple of different ones in the last two or three
