Suburban Sue

From little acorns - germination issues 1

Germination issues.  I remember a couple of years ago planting an acorn with my grandson. A couple of days later he dug it up to see if it was sprouting....

From little acorns - germination issues 1

Germination issues.  I remember a couple of years ago planting an acorn with my grandson. A couple of days later he dug it up to see if it was sprouting....

Visit to Erlas Victorian Walled Garden Wrexham

Very local to JustSeed is a lovely walled garden that has been reclaimed and renovated by a team of local volunteers. As a charity they support disadvantaged young people with...

Visit to Erlas Victorian Walled Garden Wrexham

Very local to JustSeed is a lovely walled garden that has been reclaimed and renovated by a team of local volunteers. As a charity they support disadvantaged young people with...

scarlet flowered hippeastrum (commonly known as amaryllis)

Amaryllis Amour

My neglected windowsill of Hippeastrum, or Amaryllis, as they are commonly known, are looking rather dishevelled after a year of neglect. Hippeastrum originate in South America and grow naturally from...

Amaryllis Amour

My neglected windowsill of Hippeastrum, or Amaryllis, as they are commonly known, are looking rather dishevelled after a year of neglect. Hippeastrum originate in South America and grow naturally from...

Garden inspiration - and breathe!

I managed a short UK vacation, just before second lockdown, getting away for a few days to South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. Staying a short walk from...

Garden inspiration - and breathe!

I managed a short UK vacation, just before second lockdown, getting away for a few days to South Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. Staying a short walk from...

Bird’s Eye View - proactive pest detection and ...

Working from home has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. Work is around all the time. The dining room has boxes of files and seed equipment. The table needs...

Bird’s Eye View - proactive pest detection and ...

Working from home has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. Work is around all the time. The dining room has boxes of files and seed equipment. The table needs...

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

In the greenhouse tomatoes are beginning to ripen - smaller varieties only. I discovered this morning a small cucumber making a go of it my first ever. I got nothing...

Tomato blossom end rot and other tomato tips.

In the greenhouse tomatoes are beginning to ripen - smaller varieties only. I discovered this morning a small cucumber making a go of it my first ever. I got nothing...