Peter Norris

  1. Grams 3 feet tall peas

    Grams 3 feet tall peas

    Today's highlight: to stand on the high step of the ladder to pick Grams' High Pea planted in the garden's highest raised bed. Despite the fact that this year they have been planted behind the greenhouse for lack of better, they still...

  2. Tomatoes .... own seeds or buy-seeds?

    Tomatoes .... own seeds or buy-seeds?

    When I grow tomatoes from my own seeds, I usually buy fresh seeds of the variety in question every few years. On the one hand, there may be some cross-pollination, and on the other hand, other genetic changes may occur over time. A good...

  3. Corn - eye spot

    Corn - eye spot

    Unfortunately, my early maize of the Butterscotch variety is now infested with the fungal disease maize apple. They have certainly been in previous years, but I have never noticed it, as the bed has been finished before the disease has spread...

  4. Mini-white cabbage as 2nd crop

    Mini-white cabbage as 2nd crop

    When you want to grow different main cabbages as a 2nd crop by planting sometime in June / July, it requires varieties that are fairly quickly developed. At the same time, they should preferably not, as fully developed, suddenly give in to...

  5. Autumn tomatoes

    Autumn tomatoes

    Talking about sun-ripened tomatoes would probably be something of an insinuation, but I have never had so many rain-ripened ones outdoors in late October. Actually, garlic was supposed to be put after the tomatoes, but does anything tell me...