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How To Grow Raspberries
A complete introduction to growing summer and autumn fruiting raspberries. If a gardener grows both types, it is possible to harvest raspberries from May until October.
How To Grow Boysenberries
A complete introduction on how to grow boysenberries. Boysenberries are a raspberry blackberry cross with a superb flavour.
How To Grow Blueberries
A Complete Guide To Growing Delicious Blueberries. Blueberries are easy to grow, and can fruit productively for over 30 years.
How To Grow Tayberries
An introduction on how to grow tayberries. Tayberries are one of the biggest soft fruits, bigger than blackberries and raspberries.
How To Grow Gooseberries
A complete introduction to growing a delicious and underrated fruit, including dessert and cooking gooseberry varieties.
Review of Rainpoint Smart+ Garden Watering System
A review of RainPoint's Smart+ Garden Watering System, covering the RainPoint Irrigation Display Hub, Two Zone Water Timer, and Flow Meter.
What Is The Best Compost For Growing Fruit, Vegetables, And Herbs?
A complete guide to choosing compost, starting with what plants need to grow, and then introducing the range of composts and compost ingredients available to a gardener.
What Are The Best Vegetables To Grow To Save Money?
In this video, I share my top 10 money saving vegetables, based on my experience of how easy and productive the vegetables are to grow, and also their comparative cost in the shops.
How To Clean Water Butts
A complete guide on how to clean water butts, covering why water butts need cleaning, and the techniques and equipment used to clean them.
How To Grow Rhubarb
A complete guide to growing rhubarb including planting, care, harvesting, and cooking ideas.
Soil Nurturing, And What Makes A Healthy Soil
An introduction to soil nurturing, the characteristics of a healthy soil, what nutrients plants need to grow, and the principles I follow when nurturing soil on my allotment plot.
What To Grow In A Polytunnel
An introduction to what to grow in a polytunnel, covering what is a polytunnel, the challenges of growing in a polytunnel, and the variety of plants that can be successfully grown inside.
How To Sow Tomato Seed
A step by step video on how to sow tomato seed, including when to sow, the equipment needed, planting technique, how to water, and where to position the seed for optimum germination.
How To Grow Elephant Garlic From Germination To Harvesting
A step by step video on how to grow elephant garlic from planting elephant garlic cloves through to germination and harvesting.
Growing Green Manures The Results At The End Of Winter
Describing how the five types of green manure sown on the allotment have performed overwinter, and my thoughts on how well the different types have done.
How To Grow Leeks - From Sowing Seed To Harvesting.
A complete guide on how to grow leeks from seed, including when to sow varieties, transplanting seedlings, care, dealing with rust, and when to harvest.
Green Manure December Update Before The First Frosts
A December update showing how the September planting of green manure is progressing before the first hard frosts of winter arrive.
Green Manure Plants One Month After Sowing Seed
Showing the progress after sowing of five types of green manure seed. The video shows the green manures one month after sowing the seed.
How To Revive And Repot Aloe Vera Plants
Transforming overgrown aloe vera into attractive plants. A step by step guide for anyone with overgrown aloe vera plants or who wants to know more about growing aloe vera.
Allotment Tour, September 2022
A tour of my allotment in mid-September 2022, covering harvesting winter squash, elephant garlic, courgettes, onions, and potatoes.
Allotment Tour, August 2022
A tour of my allotment in mid-August 2022. See what's growing and ideas for how to prepare a plot when going away on holiday.
Allotment Tour, June 2022
A tour of my allotment in mid-June 2022, including the first harvest of gooseberries and cucumbers, a review of what is growing, and recent jobs.
Allotment Tour, May 2022
A tour of my allotment in mid-May 2022, showing what is growing on the plot, the jobs done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
How To Plant Potatoes
A step by step guide to planting potatoes on a UK allotment. There are different ways of planting potatoes, but this is what works for me.
How To Plant Onion Sets
A step by step guide to planting onion sets on a UK allotment.
How To Pot On Tomato Plants
A step by step video on how to pot on young tomato plants into their final growing pots.
Making Coffee At Home
Four different methods for making coffee at home to create delicious tasting coffee, including instant, espresso, and continental coffees.
Growing Garlic
How to grow garlic month by month on a UK allotment, from planting garlic to harvesting, including how to store garlic.
Storing Homegrown Potatoes
A short video showing how I store my homegrown potatoes.
Planting Garlic
This video shows how I plant garlic on my allotment, including an overview of garlic varieties, choosing which cloves to sow, planting depth, and use of netting.
Tomato Cuttings
Taking tomato cuttings is an easy and fast way to get more tomato plants from existing plants.
Training Tomato Plants
A step by step video on how to train tomato plants, how tomatoes grow naturally, and how to prune tomatoes.
DIY Steel Fruit Cage
My DIY solution to how to build a walk in fruit cage. It is a durable walk in fruit cage made from galvanised steel and Kee clamps.
Controlling Aphids On Fruit Trees
This video describes how I control aphids on fruit trees. There are a number of techniques for doing this, but what I show in this video is what works for me.
Hot Composting
This video is about hot composting and how I use this method to make compost for my garden and allotment.
Allotment Ratatouille
This recipe is inspired by the classic French dish of stewed vegetables. It tastes delicious, and is a great way of enjoying nutritious British vegetables.
Creamy Tomato Soup
This recipe creates a rich and creamy tomato soup, bursting with the goodness of tomatoes.
Strawberry Coulis Recipe
Strawberry coulis creates a stunning mouth watering dessert when drizzled over ice cream. It is very quick to make.
Strawberry Mousse Recipe
Strawberry mousse is a light and refreshing dessert. It is quick and easy to make, but does need at least an hour in the fridge to chill and thicken.
Courgette Omelette Recipe
Courgette omelette is a combination of ingredients that works surprisingly well, with the lightness of the courgette complementing the richness of the eggs.
Iced Fruit Smoothie
How to make an iced fruit smoothie step by step. Ice fruit smoothies taste great and are packed full of vitamins.
Red Gooseberry Jam
A step by step video recipe on how to make red gooseberry jam.
Cucumber Fridge Pickle
Cucumber, dill, and garlic pickle is a mouthwatering combination of flavours, a delicious treat ideal for hot summer days.
July Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in mid-July 2021, showing what is growing on the plot, the jobs done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
June Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in June 2021, showing what’s growing, the jobs I’ve done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
May Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in May 2021, showing what’s growing, the jobs I’ve done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
April Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in April 2021, showing what's growing, the jobs I’ve done, and what I plan to do over the next few weeks.
March Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in mid-March 2021, including extending the fruit cage, pruning and mulching fruit bushes, sowing seeds, and other jobs to prepare for spring.
February Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in mid-February 2021, including tasks done and allotment jobs for the next few weeks.
January Allotment Tour 2021
A tour of my allotment in mid-January 2021 and what jobs I plan to do in the coming weeks.
December Allotment Tour 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of December 2020, including a review of the tasks done in November.
November Allotment Tour 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of November 2020, including a review of the tasks done in October.
Allotment Tour - 1st October 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of October 2020, including a review of the tasks done in September.
Allotment Tour - 1st September 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of September 2020, including a review of the tasks done in August.
Allotment Tour - 1st August 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of August 2020, including a review of the tasks done in July.
Allotment Tour July 2020
A tour of my allotment at the start of July 2020.
Allotment Tour June 2020
A tour around my allotment as it stands on the 1st June 2020.