Yams (oca) are the easiest crop I’ve ever grown. No issues with pest or disease, and once they are planted – you can pretty much forget about them. The only negative is that they are in the ground for a long time, so if you are short on space plant them beneath fruit trees, in […]
The Broadbeans Have Spots!
By | LastUpdated August 1, 2016
Chocolate spot is a broadbean thing that typically happens at this time of year. Like rust is a celery thing, or black spot an apple thing – all crops have a thing they do when life’s not completely to their liking. And in my case it’s sprung forth in the wet, humid conditions created by […]
How to Save Tomato Seed
By | LastUpdated September 29, 2022
Having your own little seed bank is solid. Be fussy about the seed you save, choosing tomatoes that are pest and disease resilient vigorous, unfussy growers delicious! Left to their own device, tomatoes eventually drop to the ground where they rot and ferment, cleaning up seed borne disease in the process. There are 3 main […]
Help my tomato has wilted #2
By | LastUpdated February 10, 2016
In an ironic twist of fate I lost three of my outside tomatoes this week. Having just written about Verticulum Wilt in my last newsletter (this about my mums tomato), it seems I now have it myself. Symptoms: sudden wilt when laden with fruit and yellowing on the lower leaves along the edge. Autopsy (slicing […]
