THE LAST OF THE PEPPERS We’ve had a very good harvest despite the weather this summer. I actually think they liked the extra rain. We still have some of our chilli and hot peppers plants left. They will continue to provide a display in the glasshouse until Christmas. At Rosemoor we grow sweet, chilli... Read more..

We have been hard at work in the fruit and veg garden this month. One of the jobs was to clear the glasshouse of the tomato crop. We had a good crop this year despite the weather. The outdoor crop was wiped out very early by blight, a common problem for us in the south-west. Cultivars grown this year... Read more..

Our 3m x 3m vegetable plot is quietly heading towards winter after a very productive season. We have established a green manure crop on one half of the plot (winter tares were sown in mid September). This will occupy the bed through the winter, locking up the soil nutrients – to be released again when... Read more..