My winter garden greens are thriving in the cold greenhouse! As you know this is my first year owning the greenhouse and I decided to plant some vegetables that love the cooler weather. As a result I planted kale, lettuce, chard, pak choi and peas in autumn from seed in the cold greenhouse. In particular, […]
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Winter Gardening Experiment Extending the season for growing my vegetables this winter
I decided to experiment growing some greens in my greenhouse this autumn. The plan was to see if I could extend the growing season for my vegetables. The real issue was that I could not bear to leave the greenhouse empty at any point! So earlier in October, I planted a variety of seeds as […]
Green Manure An easy way to improve soil in winter
This autumn I am trying a mixture of green manure in my empty raised beds. Green manures are plants that are grown to improve the soil. These are then cut down and mixed in with the soil to add more nutrients. I have bought a packet of seeds from my garden centre and it contains […]