Colour on the Nursery this week

With thanks to Christina’s fabulous images, the plants include: Alstroemeria, Thunbergia Annual climber, Commelina Tuberosa, Dianthus, Echinacea, Hanging Baskets, Hemerocallis...

The New Guineas have finally arrived!

I have promised many of you to let you know when the New Guinea Impatiens have arrived in stock, so...

Roses in flower on the Nursery this week

with thanks to Nerys for these lovely images Please see our full anticipated list of roses on our plant list...

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Vegetable notes

Posted in: Vegetables | May 21, 2023 at 07:19 , by Downside Nurseries

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Many customers seem to be trying vegetable growing for the first time. Apologies to all of you seasoned and experienced gardeners but could we remind you that now is the time to plant your winter greens? Sprouts, Purple Sprouting Broccoli and winter cabbage go in now. Kale in a week...

Vegetables and Salad

Posted in: Salad, Vegetables | July 22, 2018 at 12:03 , by Downside Nurseries

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Vegetables We will try and keep lettuce plants in stock until the autumn. Even ‘cut-and-come-again’ types will run to seed eventually and need replacing. Runner beans are reaching the tops of their canes now. Keep pinching the tops out as this will encourage new growth from the base and avoid...

Vegetables at Downside – tomatoes, sticcoli, squash, kale and lovage

Posted in: James Wong, Salad, Vegetables | March 20, 2018 at 10:25 , by Downside Nurseries

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Tomatoes There really is nothing like the taste of home-grown tomatoes. Part of the reason for this is that, unlike other fruits, say apples or bananas, they stop producing the volatile flavour-giving molecules once they have been chilled. The reddening and softening process continues but the flavour does not develop...