Pumpkins

Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...

Bare-root and Root-balled hedging

We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...

Colour on the Nursery

We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower...

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Tomatoes at Downside Nurseries

Posted in: Salad, Vegetables | March 25, 2024 at 12:40 , by Downside Nurseries

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For those of you who have frost protection, the first tomatoes are potted now. We have 13 varieties again this year from cherry to beefsteak. Honeycomb (yellow cherry) and Nagina (plum) proved to be very successful, so we have repeated them. Maskotka, our long-standing basket variety, was not available, so...

Tomatoes

Posted in: News, Newsletter, Tomatoes | April 15, 2023 at 14:09 , by Downside Nurseries

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published 7th April 2023 The first batch of tomatoes is potted up and ready for those of you who have frost protection. A small garden greenhouse will not keep out much frost so, in an emergency, fleece or even a layer of newspaper may save the day. There is no...

Tomatoes at Downside as of 5th April 2022

Posted in: Tomatoes, Vegetables | April 5, 2022 at 10:17 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are growing 15 varieties this year – more than ever: something for everyone. Alas, two old favourites are missing: Gardener’s Delight and Tumbler. There is simply no seed available this year, so you are unlikely to find them elsewhere either. To replace Gardener’s Delight, we are growing Sweet Million...