Archive - Picked at Dawn

Preparing My Bulb Defences

and the final sowings of the season

Oct 30 •

To pot on or to plant out

That is the Autumnal question

Oct 1 •

August 2024

On Growing Travels

Slovenia, Northern Italy, and a skip to Switzerland

Aug 26 •

What to Propagate now

taking summer shrub cuttings

Aug 2 •

July 2024

Pinching out and Deadheading

keeping things blooming

Jul 1 •

June 2024

Bees, Deer, Slugs & Beer

Behind the scenes of May

Jun 2 •

May 2024

Compost Comparison

The results are in.

May 29 •

Planting in the Sunshine

& Dicing with Dahlias

May 3 •

March 2024

Settling in shrubs

April sowing schedules

Mar 30 •

February 2024

Comparing Composts

There is a huge subject of debate among growers and it is based around compost.

Feb 29 •

Seeds and Secateurs

Feb 24 •

January 2024

and sowing schedules

Jan 26 •

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