Category: Out Of Doors

Allotment update: Still raining

The Voice of the Allotment Despite the everlasting rain, there’s still some jobs and planting to do and always fresh veg and salad to harvest,...

Can we trade April showers for April sunshine, please?

There is an air of new season excitement at Thorngrove this month. You can’t keep a good gardener down, no matter how much rain...

Get your seeds on

Begin 2024’s gardening journey in March sowing seeds – a magical job that lays the foundation for a season of colour, says Charlotte Tombs In...

Planting season is upon us!

There is an air of new season excitement at Thorngrove this month. You can’t keep a good gardener down, no matter how much rain...

Allotment update: February was soggy : The Voice of the Allotment

The greenhouse is an oasis amid the continuing deluge, says Barry Cuff – but the jobs, like the veg, just keep coming It is raining...

It’s time to get moving

At last, there are jobs waiting on your list this month – Pete Harcom suggests a good start now will prevent things getting out...

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Calmer days on the stud

Holidays for racehorses, the quiet season at the stud … but Lucy Procter is juggling the complexities of artificial insemination delivery Summer holidays are here...

Consumers need informed assurance

Farm assurance schemes need to stand up for our higher standards and tell consumers WHY to British food, says the NFU’s Tim Gelfs Farm assurance...