Peter's Blog archive

Harvesting onions and chilies

Today was harvest day! After months of neglect, the onions, chilies and red peppers...

Garden vegetables for winter

I'm afraid this blog is late, as are some of the tasks I've been doing in the garden....

Autumn Soil Preparation

The weekend so far has been far more work than the laziness of making my animation...

Caring for my basil plant

I was told recently that I should let my basil wilt before I water it to get the...

Ripening Peppers, Recovering Cress

There is now a second pepper starting to ripen on my capsicum plant and the first...

'Taking care' of my tomatoes with blight

Well they gave us a few good salads and I have two platefuls of unripe fruit on the...

Beginning to garden

With two exceptions (my courgettes and watercress) everything in my garden has almost...

A happy garden

It's been a while since my last blog and to be honest I've not had to do anything...

The things you miss

I've been spending more time in the garden since the weather has improved and it's...

Test Your Gardening Knowledge!!!

This autumn, Anna Ford is hosting a brand new BBC Radio 4 Garden Quiz and she is...

Sunshine and weeds

What a difference a few days of sun has made to my tomatoes! For weeks there's been...

Starting a compost bin

My new compost bin finally arrived this morning and I've realised I'm not quite sure...