NomeGrown

As usual, I've grown a range of tomato varieties this year, all lined up across my patio. They're barely ripe yet - I'm still wa...

After my chillies, peppers, aubergines and leeks, next on the list to sow this month were two unusual leaf crops; stevia and oysterleaf. S...

I've always tried to avoid growing F1 hybrids - well, mostly. If I'm sent free seeds with an order or magazine it seems rather churl...

On May 6th, the EU will vote on new legislation governing plant varieties, proposed by the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers in r...

I've had a funny feeling about 2012 ever since the new year hangover wore off. I'm not one to worry about ancient prophecies, and I ...

After the awesome success of my Angelle tomatoes this year, I've started taking the whole seed-saving thing a bit more seriously. Sure, ...

I know, I know, I'm way behind. The good news is MOST of the things I'm about to tell you about were actually sown a few weeks ago -...

The tomato season has almost drawn to a close here, now blight has killed off all my plants but two, and those left are struggling to ripen ...

Last night I received my first email alert from the free ' Blightwatch ' service, telling me that we were experiencing a 'full S...

Seedsaving is something I always promise myself I'll get into someday ; you know, after I've mastered everything else. It's cert...