As you all know I am run to raise as much money for charity to try to stop cancer, as the snow and ice may cover our gardens we all still must get out and  as I have been running along the country lanes it is wonderful to see all the vegetable plots in our local area. However if you are a new to growing your own veg, here are a few basic rules;

• Choose a sheltered, south facing plot. If your soil is poor, make a raised bed with disused timber and fill with topsoil
• Warm the soil before planting with plastic on top.
• Plant hardworking veg, kale, spinach, ruby chard, radishes, beeroot, onions and beans and peas.
• Create a compost heap near to your bed, for disused leaves, roots and shoots.
• Check for pests and diseases and destroy any affected plants.
• Grow Calendula, nasturtiums, tagetes and limnanthes alongside your veg. Enjoy

Gardeners Diary

Start sowing hardy annual bedding plants this month, sow thinly and leave to germinate in a heated propagator, windowsill or seed tray. Transfer in pots when the seedlings are large enough to handle and leave in a warm greenhouse or room.

It’s been a busy week at GroBox this week, desperately getting all the orders out despite the harsh weather conditions.

GroBoxes can still be stored until the weather gets a little warmer, and you can dig the soil in your garden, pot or container, once the GroBox is planted it will grow as soon as the temperature rises, the way the box is designed is it acts as a little insulater for the flowering bulbs and seeds  so they grow a little quicker and are protected from some pests and dieases. The specially designed growing medium ensures the plants get just enough of everything they need, just enough water so they don’t rot, just enough food so they don’t bolt and give you a wonderful display.