Emma Rawlings
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The best flowers to grow on your allotment (for cutting, pollinators, predators & more!)
It has always been popular to grow some flowers on allotments or veg plots either as crop flowers or as attractants for pollinators. Emma Rawlings takes a look at just a few examples.
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Everything you need to know about winter radishes
Winter radish is a crop that can be sown now and will mature really quickly. Emma Rawlings offers some advice on which ones to grow and how.
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Choosing disease resistant veg varieties
Some plant diseases can be kept at bay or at least in check if we choose the right varieties. Emma Rawlings looks at the ones to grow.
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How to grow fruit and veg in a shady garden
It is possible to grow fruit and vegetables in shadier areas. Deputy editor Emma Rawlings suggests a few crops that should do well.
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Blooms for cutting, cooking and critters
All flowers have a place in our hearts and on our plots but some have particular merit, as Emma Rawlings explains
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Why kale is king & how to grow it
If there had to be a choice between which brassicas to grow Emma Rawlings would choose kale every time. Here she explains why and gives tips on how to grow it.
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World Bee Day
It’s WORLD BEE DAY on the 20th May, so look out for solitary bees and help scientists better understand declines. Check out a new solitary bee identification guide available to download free at https://northsearegion.eu/beespoke/publications-downloads/While bumblebees and honeybees are familiar to…
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Undercover salads
If you have an empty border of soil in the greenhouse and don’t grow tomatoes or peppers in it you could always sow salad leaves in short rows. Pictured are sowings of radish ‘Rioja’ which is often used as a…
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Growing for gold
Medwyn Williams is a name synonymous with veg growing, and with 12 consecutive Gold Medals at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, he is one of the worlds foremost experts on growing and showing vegetables. Here he talks to Grapevine podcast host,…
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MUDKETEER’S DIARY- 21st July 2020
Lifting garlic My brother harvested the garlic today as the shoots were going a little yellow. They are a good size considering they were only planted in spring. They were put in at the beginning of March and have been…
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MUDKETEER’S DIARY- 2nd July 2020
Oh deer! We discovered today the very tips of the French beans have been eaten.Some of the stalks hadn’t been nibbled off cleanly but had been ripped slightly. This was consistent with muntjac dear damage. Sure enough close by we…
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Small space growing
If you don’t have a lot of room to grow, there are many ways to maximise crops from tiny places. Emma Rawlings suggests some ideas. Edible corner This picture shows that in a small sunny corner you can create something…
