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Saving Seeds – for growing next season

Posted on September 20, 2020September 29, 2020by Hema

Late summer and autumn are a great time to be saving seeds for sowing the following year. Seed saving is one of the easiest jobs in the garden. Simply remember to pick a few spent flowers or well-ripened vegetables. Top Tips Pick the spent blooms or ripened vegetables on a dry day. Even better if […]

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Okra and Bitter Gourd

Posted on August 31, 2018June 5, 2020by Hema

This year as you know I have been experimenting with my new unheated greenhouse. I have never used a greenhouse so this was a first for me. As spring began I thought that the greenhouse will be perfect to house the tomato and chilli plants this year. Well, we started off with the best of […]

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All In A Queue Now

Posted on April 1, 2017January 16, 2020by Hema

The days are becoming brighter and warmer and the queue of young seedlings is getting longer if not crowded! It feels like just the other day when I spotted the first peek of green after having planted my seeds for a variety of vegetables. Little did I realise that this was going to cause an […]

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Seedlings, seedlings everywhere!

Posted on March 24, 2017January 16, 2020by Hema

Little bits of green peeking through the otherwise bare surface of the soil ..no better excitement than this I can assure you! Whether they are the tiny shoots of basil or the larger ones belonging to the mighty beans, it is always a joy to welcome seedlings into this world. Gone is the sunshine which […]

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More Sunshine, More Seeds

Posted on March 16, 2017January 16, 2020by Hema

With March becoming warmer, it beckons for more spring planting indoors and with the sun shining this week I cannot resist starting more of my seeds off! I have Chard, Perpetual Spinach and Dwarf Beans that I planted last year and have had such success that I am looking forward to some more harvests this summer. […]

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A very floral Saturday here! Planning my flower pa A very floral Saturday here! Planning my flower patch for this spring and summer couldn’t be more fun. Lots of seeds to sow, some prefer an indoor beginning and others loving to start as they mean to grow outdoors! 😆🌸 Flowers are great at adding colour to our outdoor space. Even more important though for our bees 🐝 and other beneficial wildlife, which then help with pest control .. the natural organic way! Hope you’ll be adding some floral beauties to your outdoor space too! Happy Saturday everyone and stay cosy, we’ve been promised some of the cold white stuff here in London tonight! ☺️🤞🏼☃️Thank you for adding to my flower collection! @mrsbeesgarden 🤗🌸💚
A beautiful sunny day here! This is my spinach pla A beautiful sunny day here! This is my spinach planted in a recycled wash basket in late summer and I’ve been harvesting leaves all through autumn and winter. As you can see I only harvest the outer leaves to allow the inner young leaves to carry on growing. This way I get several harvests from the same plants. Not long before I’ll be picking again! Happy Friday and hope you had a share of the beautiful winter sunshine today .. cheers to a lovely weekend! 🤗💚🍹All grown from seeds sown in summer. Early spring is a good time to start again! 😉🌱🌿
Can’t wait for these! Chillies take a while to g Can’t wait for these! Chillies take a while to grow and ripen so they are one of the first seeds I sow. My list for 2021 is sorted with some of my favourites and a few new ones that I’m trying out too. Are you growing chillies too this year, and is it the searing hot ones that do it for you or the sweet spicy ones? 🤗🌶🌱 I’ll be sowing these at the beginning of February so that by the time they germinate, the daylight levels here will have improved. It’s wise to have grow lights if you’re sowing this month, otherwise the chilli seedlings will become leggy. A step by step guide with tips for growing chillies from seeds successfully and my favourites, all on my blog and the link is in my profile for you! 😉🌱🌶
Love, love, love! These make perfect partners for Love, love, love! These make perfect partners for tomatoes. This is my red basil and sweet basil, all grown from seeds. Basil and tomatoes are great to grow together and eat together! Dreaming of these now .. hope you’ll be growing it too! Happy #tomatotuesday everyone!🤗🍅🌿Basil planted at the base of tomato plants also helps to keep pests like whitefly away. If you’re growing tomatoes then definitely add some basil plants too. Pop over to my blog post for tips and a guide for growing basil successfully from seeds, link is in my profile! 🤗🌱Lots in my stories for you! 💚
Exciting start this weekend! 🎉Ginger grow along Exciting start this weekend! 🎉Ginger grow along has begun and a big welcome to everyone who has joined me! Still time to join in the fun, all you need is fresh ginger (organic if possible), new multipurpose compost and a pot or container. All in my stories today for you and saved in my Ginger 2021 highlight so you can refer to it whenever you need to. A beautiful Sunday here with blue skies and hope you had a lovely Sunday too! 🤗💚🌱 I’d love to see your ginger posts and stories, please tag them with @growwithhema  #gingergrowalong so I can share your journey too! More details about how I grow ginger on my blog, link is in my profile for you. 😉🙌🏼💚
All potted up! My mint cuttings have become plants All potted up! My mint cuttings have become plants now on my windowsill, swipe to see their journey. In another exciting news, the #gingergrowalong has begun this weekend, going in for a soak overnight ... all in my stories today and you are all welcome to join in! Happy Saturday and stay safe everyone! 🤗💚🌱
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