The Good Ol’ Days
I suppose there’s an argument that kids today have it so much better than we ever did growing up. Kids born now will never know anything...
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Joe Harrison
- Jul 19
- 4 min
A Fresh Start!
Your mind tends to wander when trying to tame the shrubs, bindweed and tree stumps for hours at a time on an abandoned allotment on...
Joe Harrison
- Apr 27
- 2 min
The Planting Begins…….
Well it sure was exciting times at the allotment this weekend because it was time to choose some plants and get them in our brand new...
Joe Harrison
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Back to Nature!
I would like to introduce you lovely people to the newest addition to our allotment - our brand new NatureArk from BioScapes. As you all...
Joe Harrison
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
A Helping Hand
By now you should hopefully have healthy, lush green squash plants. You may be growing, pumpkins, butternut squash, turks turban, melons...
Joe Harrison
- Jul 24, 2021
- 3 min
‘It’s Christmasssss (Dinner)!’
If you’ve been following me on Instagram over the past few months you’ll know that I’m trying to have as many homegrown goodies on my...
Joe Harrison
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Know Your Onions!
This may be the first year you’ve grown onions so there may be a few unexpected occurrences happening amongst the alliums on your plot or...
Joe Harrison
- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Feel The Pinch! Sweet Peas - Part 2
By now you should have lovely healthy sweet pea plants, standing proudly in the spring sunshine in your greenhouse, cold frame or...
Joe Harrison
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Broad Beans
Whether you’ve been gardening for years or you’re brand new to this magnificent pastime; there will be one thing which sparked your...
Joe Harrison
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Oh It’s True!
In case you‘ve missed it, I have co-founded a brand new club called, ‘The Tomato Club’ where we’ll be bringing you lots of tips, advice,...
Joe Harrison
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Sweet Peas - Part 1
It’s the weekend; you cosy down on the sofa with your favourite gardening magazine, a fresh cuppa sits on the coffee table next to you....
Joe Harrison
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Doing it in December
Being British it’s almost second nature to talk about the weather. We can often be found doing so whilst partaking in another favourite...
Joe Harrison
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Baby It’s Cold Outside....
You can be forgiven for thinking that the colder months of the year are the quieter periods in your veg garden. You might take this...
Joe Harrison
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Gardeners’ Question Time
So, I was thinking about what to write in my next blog….do I write about the forthcoming year, my resolutions, my plans, my to-do list...
Joe Harrison
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Fancy a Coffee?
When I was little, I used to enjoy dunking digestive biscuits in my mums morning coffee, leaving biscuit crumbs floating in the cup like...
Joe Harrison
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Autumn Gardening? Go On, I Be-Leaf in You.
We’ve all had another very busy year growing our fruit and vegetables, watering, weeding and harvesting. You’ve worked hard this year...
Joe Harrison
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
No Rest For The Wicked!
“Aaaah…..well that’s me completely finished, I’ve got absolutely nothing to do now!”……said no gardener ever! My never ending ‘Jobs To Do’...
Joe Harrison
- Aug 31, 2019
- 3 min
It's Time For a Quick Tomato Ket-Chup!
I’m not sure why, but I get a real sense of satisfaction & achievement from growing tomatoes. Whether you grow them from seed, buy your...