News

Hello everybody, Alan from Newlands. This time of year, when the summer is at it's height, a lots of chilli plants or pepper plants, are starting to flower. You may find the flowers are just falling off, and producing absolutely...

Hello, Alan from Newlands.  We get asked the question all the time. How am I meant to cut my herbs? I've got a few different herbs in an informational and tutorial style video linked below, so please watch along for...

Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. Cross-pollination is something that you can do across so many plants. In the video below I show you how to perform this very easily on a chilli plant, for reference and detail, it's important...

Hi, Alan from Newlands.  Effectively, this post is about why and how to deadhead a flower. We're going to, take the dead heads off, in order to put more strength into the plant, and to produce more flowers. And we...

Hello everybody, Alan From Newlands here. French tarragon is such a fantastic herb, there's a video below attached which will describe more in detail, how to cut it specifically, so please watch for reference! It gives you a bit of...

Hi everyone, Alan from Newlands. There's a massive divide in the chili growing community. It's to do with the first flowers and fruit that you get on a chili plant. We advise what to do in the video attached below,...

Hi everyone, Alan from Newlands here. Watering plants is by far the part of gardening that people get wrong the most often and it isn't an exact science. I won't go as far as saying it's an art, that sounds...

Hello everybody, Alan from Newlands Nursery. I wanted to talk about propagating plants from root cuttings, and if you like leaf cuttings, you're going to love root cuttings. This works well with mints, horseradish, fruit, and so many things. Please...