I fell down a Youtube hole the other evening, as can happen. This time it was all time lapse videos of various plants. The tomato plant one is fascinating to watch. I'm also really impressed with how they managed to grow the tomatoes from a slice of fruit, though this seems to be a fairly common method. If you've ever grown tomato plants you'll recognise the speed at … [Read more...] about Tomato Plant Growing Time Lapse
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Trying to Grow Potatoes
This year I'm going to be trying to grow a few crops that I didn't even look at last year. The first one is potatoes. They're not exactly the most exotic of vegetables in many respects, but there is a huge variety of different potatoes available, even if the local supermarket only sells one or two of the more common strains. While I could have gone down the route of … [Read more...] about Trying to Grow Potatoes
What I plan to Grow in 2022
With the greenhouse cleaned out and the days getting longer I intend to spend more of my free time messing about with the garden. But first off I need to decide exactly what to grow this year. As I mentioned previously, the new layout of the greenhouse with the raised beds will give me a better space for tomatoes and other things. So I'm quite excited about that. I … [Read more...] about What I plan to Grow in 2022