Peter Norris

  1. Christmas cauliflower as a spring gift

    Christmas cauliflower as a spring gift

    What should have been last year's last should instead be this year's first. The cauliflower Triomphant F1 should be able to give harvest-ready heads in December-January when sowing in May-June. It is also called "the Christmas...

  2. Space problems are fixed with moving

    Space problems are fixed with moving

    It is about time to get the greenhouse arranged so that the tomatoes can be planted out in a week's time. And every year you are faced with the same dilemma: there are still a lot of usable overwintering greens in the greenhouse soil that we...

  3. Bad planning - or the weather?

    Bad planning - or the weather?

    Here is a clear example of a lack of overview and really poor planning - or it's just the weather's fault. In this bed I planted both mizuna and spinach in the fall. Because it should be according to Haveplan 2017. And it has gone...

  4. Planting leeks in extreme summer weather

    Planting leeks in extreme summer weather

    "Leeks should preferably be planted out when there is a prospect of a few days with cloudy weather and preferably rain". This is often the case, but 2018 has just not read it - there is not the slightest prospect of a suitable pore...

  5. Shallots from seeds

    Shallots from seeds

    oak has for many years grown onions from seeds - including shallots, where you can get a number of different varieties. However, the seedlings give only a single small onion, unlike when growing shallots from scallions, which results in a 5-6...

  6. Potatoes in sheep's wool

    Potatoes in sheep's wool

    Sorry for the not so decorative image, but this is the potato variety Alouette. It is grown for the first time this year as a replacement for Raja, as it should be quite mold-resistant and is expected to be harvested in late August....