When I first took on my plot 11 years ago, I was worried about how exposed the site was, so my first priority was a to plant a windbreak around my boundaries to protect my growing crops. Rather than just planting the usual mix of native hedgerow plants, I thought – why not get something edible out of it too?
Category Archives: Growing tips
Tomato Tales
Two interesting recently developed tomato varieties. An impulse buy this spring of tomato seeds, called Oh Happy Day F1, has led to a large crop. I think the packet cost three pounds for eight seeds. The packet said the tomatoes were blight resistant, and as I write this in late August, they have lived up to the claim, despite my potatoes having succumbed to blight weeks ago.
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