Welcome to new my blog.

Welcome again to my new look blog for 2023. I will be giving all the latest news on the strawbale gardening scene, as well as conventional growing. I am constantly sent recipes and most are quite delicious, so I will be passing those on. Also if a current news item gets me fired up I will give my very humble opinion on it from here on the Viking Way overlooking the beautiful Trent Valley. I hope that you will find my efforts interesting.

A word on Strawbale Gardening.

I receive a lot of mail regarding the sourcing of straw bales. It is a lot easier than you might think to get hold of them. Obviously try farms. Also farm shops, pet stores and a local Google search. Strawbale gardening is becoming very popular now. It is a great no soil, no dig, no weeding way to grow fantastic vegetables and herbs. Due to the height of the strawbales and because you can sight them on concrete this method is ideal for people with mobility issues. To find out more click here.

A large strawbale gardening system ready to plant and or sow in.

Give marrows a grow!

I truly enjoy growing marrows. They are super easy to get started. Choose a sheltered spot in full sun. Sow in the UK from mid to late April. My favourite is Marrow Bushbaby F1. A baby marrow it grows to approximately three quarters the size of a standard variety. It has distinctive stripes on the green fruit and is a prolific cropper. Use them in stuffed marrow, marrow cake, marrow chutney, and marrow curry.