What’s lurking among the plants in your greenhouse? Jean Vernon explores the mini-beasts that may call your greenhouse home. Our greenhouses are often isolated from the rest of the garden and removed from the natural balance. That said, we know there are all sorts of creatures that find their way into the protected climes inside […]
They say the sixties are now the forties these days, when it comes to age, because many ‘oldies’ are keeping healthy and active for far longer. I count myself as an oldie, very much so, but I hardly ever stop because I have a garden and an allotment to contend with. This year it’s been […]
In my greenhouse this month, the aubergines have finally stopped sulking. For weeks after planting out they sat there looking faintly offended by the whole business, and then, almost overnight, the way these things do, they put on a growth spurt, their leaves gone glossy and purple-veined, the first flowers unfurling like small, star-shaped promises, […]
You might be thought mad to grow peas in your greenhouse, it’s often too hot and dry. Which is odd as most of our peas originated in Egypt before Biblical times. Indeed many are not hardy and could benefit being under cover during the colder part of the year. Just there’s the usual handicap of […]
