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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
Don’t Get Disheartened
There’s nothing worse than having no success at all from a season of hard work, nothing perhaps going well, only
Battling the Elements + Newent Onion Fayre
The first two weeks in August were a nightmare for me as far as the weather went, apart from snow
Welsh Branch of the National Vegetable Society
The standard of the Welsh Show has always been very high and certainly on par with the national itself. It
NVS Championships 2001 and Weekend Seminar
The National Vegetable Society Championships were a great success once again this year, this time being held in Wales at
Laying the Foundations for Next Year
When you build a house the most important element is the foundation on which every wall in you house depends
Newent Onion Fayre and the Northern Branch Championships
On Saturday the 8th September I travelled down to judge the Newent Onion Fayre near Gloucester and what an interesting
Producing Leek Bulbils for next year and problems with Barrels splitting
All the leeks that I have exhibited to date have now been re planted with the purpose of producing more
Overcoming the problems with Parsnips
This year I did an experiment to really try and find what was causing the problem and I placed some
Greenhouses for Winter Growing Period
One job that needs to be done with some urgency this coming week is to clear out my greenhouses and
Gardening – A Year Round Hobby
Whoever thought that gardening was a hobby to keep you going right through Spring to Summer must be having an