Lettuce Seeds to buy in the UK from The Real Seed Catalogue We are looking in particular for new colours and textures to add to your salads, but of course with bolt-resistance and good flavour as well. People sometimes think only of lettuce for their salads, and we have some really good ones here. But there are many other plants that are equally nice and just as easy to grow - so check the rest of the catalogue for things like: the Endive - useful when the lettuce hasn't started yet, Mizuna (in the Oriental Vegetables section) which is both pretty & delicious, and the Land Cress makes an interesting all year round addition to your salads. The Salsola Soda is very nice raw in salads, and the West Indian Gherkin in the Cucurbits section is also a prolific salad-ingredient producer. Anyways, on to the lettuces! Sow short rows often, to keep a good supply through the season, and not be overwhelmed. (Note: If you really can't decide which to get, at the very bottom is our Secret Mix of lettuces.) ~ Crisphead Lettuces ~ 'Red Iceberg' Stock: 100+
Top 10 Winter Vegetables | How to Grow | Gardening Fertilizer Basics: Organic Fertilizer, NPK Ratio To look their best, most perennials require regular fertilization. ACCORDING to the Gallup Gardening Survey, less than half of the country's home gardeners use any kind of fertilizer on their lawns or gardens. What's unfortunate about this statistic is that it means gardeners aren't getting as many flowers or as much produce as they should. And they're probably struggling with disease and insect problems that could be avoided. Well-fed plants are healthier, more productive and more beautiful. Plant Nutrients 101 Plants need to be fertilized because most soil does not provide the essential nutrients required for optimum growth. There are six primary nutrients that plants require. Nitrogen helps plants make the proteins they need to produce new tissues. Phosphorous stimulates root growth, helps the plant set buds and flowers, improves vitality and increases seed size. Fertilizers Take your garden from good to great with the right fertilizer. Potassium improves overall vigor of the plant.
Alys Fowler: making liquid feed from comfrey A long, hard winter has done the garden some good, for there is a certain vigour this year. However, vegetables that like a long season are playing catch-up. A late start shaved off valuable weeks of growing, and reaching September's harvest will require extra work. These plants will need steady watering and feeding if their growth is not to be checked, particularly if they are pot-grown. A liquid feed is best: slow-release fertilisers such as pellets or granules must be incorporated early in the season to have time to work. There are many liquid feeds; synthetic ones will give your plants an instant glow but are costly. Common comfrey (Symphytum officinale) self-seeds and can become invasive, so it's worth hunting down 'Bocking 14', a variety of Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) that is bred to be sterile. Comfrey is rich in potassium (K), which is required for fruit production, and also contains potash (P) and nitrogen (N). A comfrey feed takes about four weeks to rot down.
How To Make A Picket Fence Gate in about 30 Minutes | Make: DIY Projects, How-Tos, Electronics, Crafts and Ideas for Makers Step #1: Getting Started PrevNext There is a bit of timber cutting to do, but as with most projects you'll tackle in timber, it's unavoidable. You can either make use of a mitre saw, if you're lucky enough to have one, or just go old school and use a handsaw. We'll begin by cutting the two ledges; these are the two horizontal rails that the front uprights, or pickets, will be fixed to. Step #2: Cutting The Pickets That was simple enough and now we'll move on to cutting the pickets of the gate. For the size of gate I'm going to make, we're going to need 7 of these, so first, cut these square to 36 inches (915mm) long. Step #3: Finishing Cutting The Pickets Next, we'll get the pickets cut with two 45 degree angles on the top to give them the traditional picket-gate type look. Step #4: Putting The Picket Gate Together To put the gate together we're going to need a couple of additional tools and bits and bobs -we'll need the following tools: Step #5: Positioning The Ledges Step #7: A Temporary Fix
A garden gate in 5 EASY steps! | Joy 2 Journey I am not sure when or where I learned to make gates but … they are so very easy! This gate literally took me a half hour from start to finish … once I assembled my materials. Measure the width of your opening and subtract an inch. Figure out how tall you want your gate to be. Subtract a foot. * I wanted mine to be 4 feet tall to match the height of the fence so I subtracted a foot and made my frame 3 feet tall. Assemble your materials … 2 X 4′s to make the frame 1 X 4′s for the gate slats My work space is outside where I have plenty of room to move around! In order to make your frame SQUARE you need to make sure that your diagonal measurements are the same. ie. 45 inches both ways (whatever your measurement is) * If you don’t have your diagonal measurements the same … your gate will be lopsided and not fit in the opening. Seriously, this is the step that takes the most time, as this is the MOST important. The diagonal board is a 2X4 but for this gate I did not have a left over 2X4. I used 2 – 2X2′s.
Vegetables: watering/RHS Gardening All vegetables need adequate supplies of water. Vegetables need varying amounts of water depending on the stage in their life, the type of plant and the texture of the soil. For a general guide, the following may help: Freshly sown seed and young vegetable plants need adequate water. Which crops need watering when? The amount of water needed by the crop depends on which part of the plant is eaten. Legumes Broad beans and peas need lots of water at flowering time in order for pods to set and, again, two weeks after flowering begins. Stem vegetables Celery, celeriac and Florence fennel need water during growth. Curcubits Courgettes need constant moisture all the way through to harvest. Fruiting crops Aubergines, sweet corn and tomatoes all need watering well to aid establishment and also at throughout the flowering and fruiting period Leafy crops Cabbages, chard, lettuce and all salad crops, need water at every stage of growth. Root crops Vegetables in containers Did you find the advice you needed?
Varieties - Potato.ie Rooster is the most widely grown potato in Ireland and is available all year round. The variety has red skin with yellow flesh. The good skin finish and uniform shape with shallow eyes makes it easy to peel. Kerr’s Pink are a traditional maincrop variety. This is a very tasty traditional Irish potato and the most floury potato variety available. Traditionally Golden Wonder is available from October/November through to June. Cultra has a white skin with pink eyes and a cream flesh.It is probably the most popular home grown white potato in the country.The potato is slightly waxier in texture with a good skin finish.The variety is suitable for baking,boiling steaming and roasting. Karlena is a white alternative to Rooster and Kerrs pink.It has similar cooking characteristics and end uses and is exclusive to Superquinn. Home Guard is the traditional first early potato grown in Ireland.Typically it available from mid May in small quantities with loose fluffy skins. • 1st Earlies : May – July