Time to Plant Tom Thumb Lettuce Now.

Posted by TopVeg - January 31st, 2008

lettuce-butterheadNow is the time to plant Tom Thumb Lettuce seed on the kitchen window sill for an early homegrown lettuce from the vegetable garden.

As soon as it comes up transfer the lettuce to a frost-free unheated greenhouse, or a very light patch under glass. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out gradually, but keep them about 15cm (6in) apart. Read More »

How To Grow Broad Beans growing card.

Posted by TopVeg - January 30th, 2008

Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Broad Beans growing card.

Instructions For Growing Broad BeansClick on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy. Read More »

When to Plant Potatoes in Pot Containers

Posted by TopVeg - January 29th, 2008

M-Bard-early-potatoesGrowing your own potatoes is very satisfying, and does not depend on possessing a large vegetable garden. Salad potatoes grow well in containers.

Choose an early variety of potatoes, as earlies grow well in pots - main crop varieties do not. Potato varieties particularly suited to container growing are:

Which variety of Early Potatoes to Grow in the Vegetable Garden?

Posted by TopVeg - January 28th, 2008

M-Bard-early-potatoesThere are so many varieties of early potatoes on sale that it is difficult to choose which is the most suitable for the vegetable garden.

Below are descriptions of some more examples, to be added to the ten early potato varieties posted yesterday.

Ultra-Early Potato – Swift Read More »

Early Potato Varieties to grow in the Vegetable Garden

Posted by TopVeg - January 27th, 2008

There are several different varieties of early potatoes to grow in the vegetable garden, and some are listed below with their specific characteristics.

The three growing seasons for potatoes are:

How to Grow Christmas Cactus

Posted by TopVeg - January 27th, 2008

cactus-flowerThe Christmas Cactus is a popular flowering plant which is often passed down from generation to generation, as it lives for a long time and grows to a considerable size.

Allow the Christmas Cactus to rest from late September onwards while the flowering buds are forming. Let it rest by: Read More »

How to Look After the Easter Cactus

Posted by TopVeg - January 27th, 2008

The Easter Cactus is an epiphyte, therefor use potting compost with a little peat mould.

Keep the plant growing right through the autumn and winter.

Allow the Easter Cactus to rest after mid-February by: Read More »

Growing more than one Variety of a Vegetable Seed

Posted by TopVeg - January 26th, 2008

Sowing several varieties of seed for each vegetable in the garden makes growing more interesting and has several advantages: Read More »

Buy Small Quantities of Vegetable Seed from Moreveg

Posted by TopVeg - January 25th, 2008

There are many seed catalogues to choose vegetable seed from, but gardeners wanting a range of crops are often overwhelmed by the numbers of seeds they buy. Some of the smaller seeds-men, like moreveg.co.uk sell cheaper packets because they have less seeds in them - this often suits the home vegetable garden. Read More »

How Many Potatoes Does One Seed Potato Produce?

Posted by TopVeg - January 24th, 2008

early-potatoesIt is useful to know how many potatoes will be produced by one seed potato when calculating how many seed potatoes to plant in the vegetable garden. Read More »

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