How to Grow Potatoes: What You Need to Know
Can growing a simple spud really be that difficult? I have done a bit of research and some books I have read make it all sound very complicated but at the end of the day it is just a potato. If our...
View ArticleHow to Grow Potatoes: Step 1 “Chitting”
If you want to grow your own potatoes with your children all you need are seed potatoes (which you can buy from a trusted seed catalogue or a garden centre) and egg boxes or trays to put the potatoes...
View ArticleHint of Spring
Out in the garden there is still an icy wind whistling through the bare branches of the trees but we have noticed a hint of Spring. The early shoots of daffodils are a sign to me that Spring is just...
View ArticleGardening with Kids: Explore, Discover and Grow
February is still a quiet time in the garden so now is a good time to do any hard landscaping and building new borders or beds. It is also a good time to give the garden a general tidy-up before...
View ArticleGardening With Kids – Recycled Planter and Water Jug
Despite the freezing February weather there are still plenty of gardening activities for kids to get involved with, to prepare for warmer times ahead. We have been saving yoghurt pots, milk bottles...
View ArticleGardening With Kids – Tomato Plants
It is one of the coldest years I can remember in the UK and light snow is still falling outside but I am hopeful that warmer weather will arrive eventually. We have been getting on with our tomato...
View ArticleHow to Grow Potatoes: Step 2 Planting
This year we decided we would have a go at planting some vegetables in the garden as we want Burt to grow up with an understanding of where food comes from and how you can produce some food for...
View ArticleGardening With Kids – Grow Your Own Carrots
The sun has finally come out here and if you have been tempted into the garden by the warmer weather and you fancy planting some seeds with your little ones then why not try to grow your own carrots?...
View ArticleGardening Activities for Kids – Growing Lettuce
The Summer holidays are a great time to do something different and enjoy the outdoors and there are all sorts of gardening activities for kids to keep little fingers busy. Don’t be put off by thinking...
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