Tussiemussie's Garden

I used a waterplant tub and stood it in water changed daily, I started with just 2 pieces of supermarket watercr...

edible, companion plant for brassicas, plain or variegated leaf, short or climbing varieties available. Seeds...

grows in moisture retentative soil, sun or partial shade, mulch with compost
Uses, both flowers and leaves are ...

Curled, and also flat leaf which is stronger.
use with caution in pregnancy, uterine stimulant..

French tarragon has the best culinary flavour, russian tarragon is hardier.
Chicken,fish eggs, sauce bearnaise

Uses, lamb and oily foods eg fish. Convulsant in large quantities.

flowers june, good with meats, lamb tomatoes and eggs.

The broad-leaved culinary sage. Use the leaves in stuffings, soups or cheeses.

Sour lemony flavour. Use the leaves sparingly as a garnish for soups or salads. The juice of the leaves will cur...

Strongly aromatic, remotely similar to celery. There is also a faint reminiscence to the flavour of blue fenugre...

Wild life encouraged.
We have newts frogs, toads, dragonflies.
Yellow Iris
yellow waterlily

We are still clearing old shrubs from the front garden and have just discovered this.
The possibilities are S...

This came as bare rooted twigs with no leaf., apparently they can grow up to 10ft and out to 8ft over time, but ...

x 3 in tubs.
I was surprised to learn the fruit is actually a berry.
Snail and sluglicious, check rims and sh...

Add compost when planting, mulch in spring.
As birds can disbud the bushes, delay pruning until the spring. Cut...

http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetables_and_herbs/assets/comfrey.PDF
I make my own comfrey liquid feed for tomat...

Although treated as annuals these are actually perennials, I may try to nurse a couple through the winter!
An ...

These look as though they are doing very well in large tubs , I grew up in Jersey the largest of the channel Is...

This was a present, no olives yet, apparently it takes many years for them to fruit and then they can be erratic...

The perfume from the blossom is wonderful, might be good in a large conservatory
Placed in a large tub in open ...

Cut new bush down to first buds to encourage new growth.
Prune out fruited wood, fruits on new growth.. Take cu...

Require an acid soil., so I have mine in tubs.
A mulch of well rotten sawdust, chipped wood bark or pine needl...

One male plant will service 5 or 6 females, I have one male and 2 females.,
Also a self fertile kiwi which is ...

WARNING POISONOUS if eaten, it slows the heart, the medecine digoxin is derived from this plant..
Long flowerin...

Grafted on dwarfing stock don't bury graft or it will revert
Thin fruit after fruit drop
greaseband to pre...

Open sunny area
one triple variety
one egremont russet
Thin fruit as require after fruit drop
greaseband to ...

Restrict roots if you want it to fruit well.
robust
requires potassium not much nitrogen
may fruit twice a ye...

Shade tolerant, morello fruit sharp and if left to ripen on the tree I like them raw, useful for pies.
Sweet c...

Does not transplant very well, plant direct.?
long growing season plant early and keep well watered.
If trans...

Interplant between slower growing crops,
keep well watered.
Flea beetle can be a problem when young and tende...

Plant as soon as soil is warm and keep watered.
thin to 2" apart and pull alt ones as baby beets.
Can be ...

They are best planted in a block, and take up quite a bit of space, but plant peas with them and sweetcorn suppo...

For early strawberries plant in tower pots in a greenhouse, this year I picked the first ripe strawb's end o...

Mulch with compost in early spring to conserve moisture, if you want fruit that tastes good you need to feed the...

Plant in a sunny spot or sugar content will be low.Plant early, frost tolerant.
Peas grow best in a 16-inch wid...

Hardy veg stands well into autumn and winter,
Welsh onion , spring onion,and chives, onion and garlic, same fa...

Broad Beans French Beans.
Plant in manured soil
Need strong supports
A garlic infusion sprayed on occasionall...

Plant in full sun in soil not recently manured.
Choose a variety that does not bolt easily

Put canes in then plant tomato to avoid root damage.
Tie vine type to canes and remove sideshoots
bush type le...

Chicken manure between the rows, deters cats from scratching them up. I lost a lot of plants before I discovered...

Prefer humus rich soil, need some shade. Nematode soil or let hens and ducks reduce slug and snail population af...

Quite tender when plants are young don't plant out too early
Hardy when fully grown fruits well into the Au...

grow on soil manured the previous year
don't save seed if growing near Queen Anne's Lace will cross pol...

Do not allow to fruit first year.
Spray with an infusion of garlic to deter ants and aphids which like these pl...

Learning about seakale have planted seeds.
Sow in trays in temperature of 60°f - 65°f.
Transplant plants 2’6” ...