"Mad about Hacquettias...."


Hacquettia epipactis

This is my current crush. A delightful greeny yellowy green woodlander from the Carpathian Mountains. An unlikely member of the umbellifera family it looks wonderful in early spring with the deep blue Pulmonaria , P Blue Ensign. Easy to grow it thrives in almost any soil except dry sandin a shady position. Click here to view further details on our website.

Twenty years ago when I started the nursery for lack of space I had to sacrifice my vegetable garden. This year I am giving myself a present of a new one. Sharon Allen our new vegetable gardener will be joining me on this blog to share her huge vegetable and fruit expertise with Woottens customers.

Our tomatoes are going to be housed in an 18 square metre Geodesic dome. These are really super structures - see http://www.geo-dome.co.uk/
and we have splashed out on a really good sturdy steel framed fruit cage from http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/pages/home/default.asp


Our plants are at last waking up and we have given them their first dose of Wormcast Compost Tea . This is a super organic tonic which improves plant health and makes plants use any available nutrients more effectiveley. This is product at the moment is only available in trade quantities but I guess some bright spark will soon start marketing it as a retail product.


Easter looks like being its usual cold and miserable self but we have still got lots of work to do in the potting shed. All the best Michael Loftus.