http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee Sun, 13 May 2012 10:37:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-peasbeans-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-peasbeans-my-way/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:10:34 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=615 The first year I grew peas was a total disaster! I started the seeds off in loo roll inners and everything was going well – nice little healthy plants at home, then the time came to plant them out and it was … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-peasbeans-my-way/feed/ 2 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-aubergineseggplants-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-aubergineseggplants-my-way/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:17:02 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=565 Aubergines require warmer conditions than tomatoes. If you want to grow them outdoors you will need a sheltered position and protection to get them to fruit. Aubergines need higher temperatures and protection from wind. You will also need to limit … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-aubergineseggplants-my-way/feed/ 3 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-sweet-peppers-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-sweet-peppers-my-way/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:54:29 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=649 Most peppers need a long growing season and Real seeds have some good choices for growing here in the UK.. I sow my peppers into 3in pots in January, placing them into a heated propagator.. They normally take two to three weeks to germinate then … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-sweet-peppers-my-way/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-tomatoes-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-tomatoes-my-way/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:01:47 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=626 I grow outdoor tomatoes as I don’t have a greenhouse as yet.. Usually I  sow my tomatoes into 3in pots in March, though this year I thought I would start them off earlier… March Seeds are sown into pots using John Innes no.2 compost, then  placed into … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-tomatoes-my-way/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-parsnips-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-parsnips-my-way/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:21:58 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=584 After two failed attempts of growing parsnips … Both, failing to germinate. I set off on a mission determined by hook or by crook my third attempt would succeed.. I already knew parsnip seeds need to be fresh and not to use any of the previous years. … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-parsnips-my-way/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-brassicas-my-way/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-brassicas-my-way/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:44:38 +0000 dee http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/?p=600 Brassicas are not really fussy about soil conditions as long as the soil is not too acidic – with the exception of cauliflower, seen as the hardest to grow. I add some extra compost around my cauli’s and grow in a little shade as … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-brassicas-my-way/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/seed-storage-and-germination/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/seed-storage-and-germination/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:51:15 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=334 So what do you do with that half packet of seeds you have left over? The  main points are to keep the seeds cool, but not frozen, dark and exclude air. Reseal the little silver foil packets by folding over … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/seed-storage-and-germination/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-beetroot-2/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-beetroot-2/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:33:03 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/growing-beetroot-2/chat/2009/ I have decided to start a category on how i grow my veggies – Not necessarily how the gardening books tell you…. Beetroot is a relativity easy veg to grow {she says after 2 failed attempts} I sow my beetroot … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/growing-beetroot-2/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/identifying-garden-weeds-pests-diseases/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/identifying-garden-weeds-pests-diseases/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:11:54 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=74 Some websites I found invaluable when I first got my allotment and started to garden on a larger scale I used Glyphosate with the initial clearing at the back of my plot, which was thick with brambles and seedlings. The … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/identifying-garden-weeds-pests-diseases/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/garden-fertilisers/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/garden-fertilisers/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:20:00 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=26 What’s It For? – Bonemeal When finely ground and sterilised, bones provide a slowly available source of ‘organic’ phosphate, which is safe to handle. As a bonus, they also provide a useful level of slowly available ‘organic’ nitrogen. Bonemeal is … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/garden-fertilisers/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/how-to-prepare-a-strawberry-bed/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/how-to-prepare-a-strawberry-bed/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:12:20 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=34 Here are some general tips for growing strawberries. Prepare a bed by digging to a spades depth and adding plenty of hummus {compost,manure,leaf mould} to the bed • The bed should be positioned where it receives  sun, as shaded foliage … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/how-to-prepare-a-strawberry-bed/feed/ 0 http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/pests-diseases-weeds/tomato-diseasesblight/ http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/pests-diseases-weeds/tomato-diseasesblight/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:31:39 +0000 dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=85 Blossom end rot is a troublesome disease, familiar to most gardeners who have grown tomatoes. The disease is often prevalent in commercial as well as home garden tomatoes, and severe losses may occur if preventive control measures are not undertaken. … Continue reading →]]> http://deehaigh.co.uk/dee/garden-guides/pests-diseases-weeds/tomato-diseasesblight/feed/ 0