Peter Norris

  1. Wintering broccoli variety Aquiles

    Wintering broccoli variety Aquiles

    The overwintering broccoli variety Aquiles is one of the few crops that succeeds almost every time despite frost and cold, storm surge, flood, heat wave, drought and whatever the weather gods can think of throwing after it. On top of that, it...

  2. Multi-sown radishes

    Multi-sown radishes

    It is always fun to do different kinds of experiments with cultivation in the kitchen garden. However, if you want to work really scientifically with your experiment, one of the most important things is to remember that you have made an...

  3. Climbing courgettes

    Climbing courgettes

    We eat quite a lot of courgettes during the summer and autumn, in addition to slicing and freezing a lot for use in winter stews etc. So we can easily use a 150-200 pieces. At the same time, the kitchen garden has been redesigned in the last...

  4. Defiant cauliflower for early spring harvest

    Defiant cauliflower for early spring harvest

    Growing cauliflower for early spring harvest has been a long and somewhat laborious process. Winter Aalsmeer was sown almost 11 months ago, planted under the bionet in August, protected from severe frost by wrapping the gradually too long sticks...

  5. Abundance of lettuce

    Abundance of lettuce

    Another example of how an excellently devised plan can fall completely apart when it meets reality. In the gloom and darkness of winter, 3 beds were planned where leeks will be planted at the beginning of June, and then it is important to find...

  6. Room for beets, spinach and broccolini.

    Room for beets, spinach and broccolini.

    I mostly grow beets only where they can be put in between a main crop in places where there is not enough light for much else. They tend to be put between rows of corn or peas, but this year it should show how they do between broccolini, which...