What do you use for bean poles? I always use hazel as it is strong and the poles usually last for a couple of seasons.  Another plus is that I get them for free!   Now is the right time to go and cut some poles.  There are plenty of hazel trees around the county [...]

I love an early spud.  A variety that has been successful for me on the allotment before is Winston.  I purchased a bag of said seed potatoes at the weekend for about £3 and they are currently sitting in a cool, light position (the kitchen) chitting merrily away.  Although many gardeners suggest that chitting is [...]

Well with the allotment under a thick blanket of snow today, there was little point in trying to attempt working on any of the jobs on my list. So I decided to use my time reading about gardening instead. They say mental exercise is good at burning calories, although I suspect grazing on chocolate offsets [...]

We’re thinking about summer despite the snow! For all Norfolk Master Gardeners, we’d love for you to send us watering top-tips. We’re keen to share your food growing enthusiasm across our mentored networks, websites, and Garden Organic’s membership magazine, ‘The Organic Way’. In fact, lots of growers are looking for the ingenious watering tips that [...]

I spent much of my weekend pruning fruit. On Saturday I joined other Master Gardeners on a Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop at Morley St. Botolph, near Attleborough in South Norfolk. The course was organised by the East of England apples and Orchards Project (EEAOP), a charity that works to protect East Anglia’s orchards and local [...]