Christmas at the Farm

Technicolour house

Shabaz. One of our garden volunteers.




Flo's botanical beauties.....

 

Flo's Guide to Growing your very own avocado tree.

 

Have you ever wondered where avocados come from?

 

Well here are a few tips on how to grow your very own plant.

 

Step 1

 

Buy an avacado from your local veg shop. Carefully remove the stone from the middle of the avocado, then treat yourself to an avocado and chilli salad.

 

Step 2

 

Look at the avocado stone. You will notice that one end is slightly pointier than the other. Grab a small pot with a hole for drainage in the bottom.

 

Step 3

 

Get your pot and pop some compost in it to about half way.

 

Step 4

 

Grab your avocado stone and plop it in your pot, with the pointy end pointing to the sky.

 

Step 5

 

Fill up the rest of the pot with compost, then water. Leave it on a warm windowsill and wait for the magic to begin. Water when the soil is dry...

 

...Bobs your uncle and fannys your aunt.  

 

 

 

 

Bulb depths

Bulb Planting Depths
Image from survivalfarm.wordpress.com

 

I just discovered this handy chart and thought I would share it, very useful I think.