Sally Nex
@sallynex.bsky.social
Gardener, food grower, author and dog lover in Somerset, south-west UK. Peat-free advocate for the Peat-free Partnership hosted by @plantlife also professional gardener, online tutor with Learning with Experts, lecturer. All views my own
I do like a nicely trained loganberry 😍 one session in winter cutting out fruited canes then tying new ones into supports and you're done. Bending them over in loops helps them fruit even more. Bees go mad for flowers then laden with tart berries like giant raspberries all summer 💜 #gardening 🌱
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I do like a nicely trained loganberry 😍 one session in winter cutting out fruited canes then tying new ones into supports and you're done. Bending them over in loops helps them fruit even more. Bees go mad for flowers then laden with tart berries like giant raspberries all summer 💜 #gardening 🌱
Never have I been so glad to see the back of a month. Every day has felt a slog thru relentless rain. Full waterproofs all month & barely any gardening. This is #climatechange in action 🥺 i know Feb will probably be as bad but it's short, and spring is just behind 💚 #gardening 🌱 #hope #byebyejanuary
February 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Never have I been so glad to see the back of a month. Every day has felt a slog thru relentless rain. Full waterproofs all month & barely any gardening. This is #climatechange in action 🥺 i know Feb will probably be as bad but it's short, and spring is just behind 💚 #gardening 🌱 #hope #byebyejanuary
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Well, actually I didn't have a clue about determinate and indeterminate potatoes, now thanks to this game-changing information in @growwithkg.bsky.social this month I now know I needn't earth up the Charlotte potatoes I'm growing at the allotment this year. 🌱
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Well, actually I didn't have a clue about determinate and indeterminate potatoes, now thanks to this game-changing information in @growwithkg.bsky.social this month I now know I needn't earth up the Charlotte potatoes I'm growing at the allotment this year. 🌱
Fascinating visit yesterday to Durston's on the #Somerset Levels, investing heavily in developing new #peatfree range - but ongoing demand for peat means they need legislation to #endpeatsales to succeed. Peat petition now 8000 signatures+, sign here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Fascinating visit yesterday to Durston's on the #Somerset Levels, investing heavily in developing new #peatfree range - but ongoing demand for peat means they need legislation to #endpeatsales to succeed. Peat petition now 8000 signatures+, sign here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Fave succession pairs to keep veg beds productive:
June:
⏩ autumn-sown broad beans ➡️ courgettes
⏩ new potatoes ➡️ winter kale
July:
⏩ onions, garlic ➡️ mangetout peas or dwarf French beans
Aug:
⏩ maincrop peas ➡️ mizuna & other oriental salads
Sept:
⏩ summer squash ➡️ autumn sown onions
#gardening 🌱
June:
⏩ autumn-sown broad beans ➡️ courgettes
⏩ new potatoes ➡️ winter kale
July:
⏩ onions, garlic ➡️ mangetout peas or dwarf French beans
Aug:
⏩ maincrop peas ➡️ mizuna & other oriental salads
Sept:
⏩ summer squash ➡️ autumn sown onions
#gardening 🌱
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Fave succession pairs to keep veg beds productive:
June:
⏩ autumn-sown broad beans ➡️ courgettes
⏩ new potatoes ➡️ winter kale
July:
⏩ onions, garlic ➡️ mangetout peas or dwarf French beans
Aug:
⏩ maincrop peas ➡️ mizuna & other oriental salads
Sept:
⏩ summer squash ➡️ autumn sown onions
#gardening 🌱
June:
⏩ autumn-sown broad beans ➡️ courgettes
⏩ new potatoes ➡️ winter kale
July:
⏩ onions, garlic ➡️ mangetout peas or dwarf French beans
Aug:
⏩ maincrop peas ➡️ mizuna & other oriental salads
Sept:
⏩ summer squash ➡️ autumn sown onions
#gardening 🌱
Back to garden planning: it's also important to plan your veg plot throughout the year not just 4 spring. Draw a plan for each month marking what & when you expect to sow and harvest that month: this shows when veg beds come empty and can be replanted to keep the harvest coming 💚 #gardening 🌱 #gyo
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Back to garden planning: it's also important to plan your veg plot throughout the year not just 4 spring. Draw a plan for each month marking what & when you expect to sow and harvest that month: this shows when veg beds come empty and can be replanted to keep the harvest coming 💚 #gardening 🌱 #gyo
When you're cooped up.imside peering miserably at the rain lashing at the windows yet again... *this* is when you should be thinking about bumping up your water storage capacity. The more excess rain you can store now the better you'll be prepared for the summer droughts. #waterwise #gardening 🌱
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
When you're cooped up.imside peering miserably at the rain lashing at the windows yet again... *this* is when you should be thinking about bumping up your water storage capacity. The more excess rain you can store now the better you'll be prepared for the summer droughts. #waterwise #gardening 🌱
The moon has been big in the sky this month... hunter moons, crescent slivers & torch-bright full moons. The moon governs water on our planet so I've long thought there may be something to moon gardening. Going to give it a go this year just for fun and see if I notice the difference 💛 #gardening 🌱
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The moon has been big in the sky this month... hunter moons, crescent slivers & torch-bright full moons. The moon governs water on our planet so I've long thought there may be something to moon gardening. Going to give it a go this year just for fun and see if I notice the difference 💛 #gardening 🌱
My 5 fave #bird friendly plants for even quite small gardens:
Hawthorn
Teasels
Sunflowers
Ivy (left to grow mature)
Cirsium rivulare - or any thistle, if left to set seed
Buy & plant now bare root, #peatfree & #plasticfree (or sow in spring 💚)
@rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch
#gardening 🌱
Hawthorn
Teasels
Sunflowers
Ivy (left to grow mature)
Cirsium rivulare - or any thistle, if left to set seed
Buy & plant now bare root, #peatfree & #plasticfree (or sow in spring 💚)
@rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch
#gardening 🌱
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 AM
My 5 fave #bird friendly plants for even quite small gardens:
Hawthorn
Teasels
Sunflowers
Ivy (left to grow mature)
Cirsium rivulare - or any thistle, if left to set seed
Buy & plant now bare root, #peatfree & #plasticfree (or sow in spring 💚)
@rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch
#gardening 🌱
Hawthorn
Teasels
Sunflowers
Ivy (left to grow mature)
Cirsium rivulare - or any thistle, if left to set seed
Buy & plant now bare root, #peatfree & #plasticfree (or sow in spring 💚)
@rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch
#gardening 🌱
While we're on @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdWatch - chuck out your bird feeders. I don't feed #birds even in cold weather: artificial feed spreads disease, attracts rats & uses #plastic. Planting bird friendly trees & shrubs (start now) provides berries insects *and* shelter safely #gardening 🌱
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
While we're on @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdWatch - chuck out your bird feeders. I don't feed #birds even in cold weather: artificial feed spreads disease, attracts rats & uses #plastic. Planting bird friendly trees & shrubs (start now) provides berries insects *and* shelter safely #gardening 🌱
So who's doing the @rspb.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch this weekend? 😍 all you need is one hour outside with a notebook so you can write down any feathery visitors 🐦🐦🐦 I'm hoping to find a gap in the rain once Storm Ingrid has blown through... www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
RSPB
www.rspb.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 AM
So who's doing the @rspb.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch this weekend? 😍 all you need is one hour outside with a notebook so you can write down any feathery visitors 🐦🐦🐦 I'm hoping to find a gap in the rain once Storm Ingrid has blown through... www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
My fave garden planning tool is the GrowVeg garden planner - essential kit for gardeners stuck indoors while the rain batters down outside 😁 super easy to use and lets you draw your growing space to scale & work out exactly what to grow where. Try it for 7 days free 💚 www.growveg.co.uk #gardening 🌱
Vegetable Garden Planner | Garden Planning Apps | GrowVeg.com
Garden Planning apps which help you grow fruit and vegetables whatever the size, shape or style of your garden.
www.growveg.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
My fave garden planning tool is the GrowVeg garden planner - essential kit for gardeners stuck indoors while the rain batters down outside 😁 super easy to use and lets you draw your growing space to scale & work out exactly what to grow where. Try it for 7 days free 💚 www.growveg.co.uk #gardening 🌱
Reposted by Sally Nex
We're asking for one thing that will provide clarity to an industry that's faced constant delays. Legislation is needed to give the #horticulture industry a timeline for phasing out #peat.
Sign the petition for legislation in 2026: https://actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/
Sign the petition for legislation in 2026: https://actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We're asking for one thing that will provide clarity to an industry that's faced constant delays. Legislation is needed to give the #horticulture industry a timeline for phasing out #peat.
Sign the petition for legislation in 2026: https://actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/
Sign the petition for legislation in 2026: https://actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales/
Planning your veg growing year in advance is so important! Take time now to sketch your growing area to scale & work out what you'll grow where. You reduce waste as you'll know exactly how much you need to sow 💚 & you can plan ahead to keep your plot productive right thru the year #gyo #gardening 🌱
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Planning your veg growing year in advance is so important! Take time now to sketch your growing area to scale & work out what you'll grow where. You reduce waste as you'll know exactly how much you need to sow 💚 & you can plan ahead to keep your plot productive right thru the year #gyo #gardening 🌱
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Redeem your stamp card today by sharing our petition with 4 friends!
In all seriousness, sharing our e-action is a certified serotonin boost in the deep dark of January.
Learn more and add your voice at
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Allotment #Gardening #PeatFree
In all seriousness, sharing our e-action is a certified serotonin boost in the deep dark of January.
Learn more and add your voice at
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Allotment #Gardening #PeatFree
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Redeem your stamp card today by sharing our petition with 4 friends!
In all seriousness, sharing our e-action is a certified serotonin boost in the deep dark of January.
Learn more and add your voice at
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Allotment #Gardening #PeatFree
In all seriousness, sharing our e-action is a certified serotonin boost in the deep dark of January.
Learn more and add your voice at
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales
#Allotment #Gardening #PeatFree
Every year it seems odder things happen: this year it's my roses budding into flower in January 🥺 Climate change is real: you can help scientists track how it's affecting plants by logging what you see with the Woodland Trust's Nature's Calendar www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woo... #gardening 🌱
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Every year it seems odder things happen: this year it's my roses budding into flower in January 🥺 Climate change is real: you can help scientists track how it's affecting plants by logging what you see with the Woodland Trust's Nature's Calendar www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woo... #gardening 🌱
Filling in the gaps in my #seed stash level 2 complete! 😍 My Heritage Seed Library seeds are here - as well as practical winter squash and climbing beans, there's Hong cress (similar I think to American land cress) and a canteloupe melon just for a treat 💚 can't wait to get #gardening now 🌱
January 19, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Filling in the gaps in my #seed stash level 2 complete! 😍 My Heritage Seed Library seeds are here - as well as practical winter squash and climbing beans, there's Hong cress (similar I think to American land cress) and a canteloupe melon just for a treat 💚 can't wait to get #gardening now 🌱
Working on a big #garden design project? Select your plants from the huge range supplied bare-root and you can do it #peatfree and #plasticfree too. Wholesaler Howard's Nurseries just released their new stock list - OG (open ground)= bare root 💚 www.howardnurseries.co.uk/ordering-onl... #gardening 🌱
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Working on a big #garden design project? Select your plants from the huge range supplied bare-root and you can do it #peatfree and #plasticfree too. Wholesaler Howard's Nurseries just released their new stock list - OG (open ground)= bare root 💚 www.howardnurseries.co.uk/ordering-onl... #gardening 🌱
You'll see many posts this month telling you what to sow now... but please don't take any notice 🙏 it's easy to provide warmth to germinate #seeds but not so easy to give them the light they need to grow into strong healthy seedlings. Wait another month for #spring - it'll be here soon! #gardening 🌱
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 AM
You'll see many posts this month telling you what to sow now... but please don't take any notice 🙏 it's easy to provide warmth to germinate #seeds but not so easy to give them the light they need to grow into strong healthy seedlings. Wait another month for #spring - it'll be here soon! #gardening 🌱
Gazing out over the #Somerset Levels on a frosty misty morning 😍 #lovewhereyoulive #peatlands #naturalbeauty
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Gazing out over the #Somerset Levels on a frosty misty morning 😍 #lovewhereyoulive #peatlands #naturalbeauty
Look look look! New French edition of my book out today 😍😍😍 this is v lovely for me as I'm a real francophile - my mum lived there for 20 years & I did too for a while 🇨🇵 In the UK this is How to Grow the Low Carbon Way www.books2door.com/products/978... all about eco-friendly #gardening techniques 🌱
January 15, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Look look look! New French edition of my book out today 😍😍😍 this is v lovely for me as I'm a real francophile - my mum lived there for 20 years & I did too for a while 🇨🇵 In the UK this is How to Grow the Low Carbon Way www.books2door.com/products/978... all about eco-friendly #gardening techniques 🌱
Filling the gaps in my #seed stash stage 1 complete! I've grown two of these before: Telephone peas are the only maincrop for me, 8ft tall and weighed down with pods. And Bleu de Solaise is a lovely leek with slate blue leaves. The others are exciting and new! I will report back 😊 #gardening 🌱
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Filling the gaps in my #seed stash stage 1 complete! I've grown two of these before: Telephone peas are the only maincrop for me, 8ft tall and weighed down with pods. And Bleu de Solaise is a lovely leek with slate blue leaves. The others are exciting and new! I will report back 😊 #gardening 🌱
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I walk past these badger burrows every day. They're right at the side of a lane in the banks under the hedgerows and I love to imagine the badgers inside all snuggled up and cosy. The earth is regularly moved and fresh - I think they must have a clear out from time to time #badgerhousework
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I walk past these badger burrows every day. They're right at the side of a lane in the banks under the hedgerows and I love to imagine the badgers inside all snuggled up and cosy. The earth is regularly moved and fresh - I think they must have a clear out from time to time #badgerhousework
Fresh home grown well into winter 💚 top & tail a Stripetti squash, microwave whole 5 mins. Fry a chopped onion, add toms, salt pepper & herbs. Cut the squash in half, scoop out seeds, fill with onion/tom mix & top with cheese, roast 30 mins @180C. Eat from the skins #nomnom #recipe #gardening 🌱
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Fresh home grown well into winter 💚 top & tail a Stripetti squash, microwave whole 5 mins. Fry a chopped onion, add toms, salt pepper & herbs. Cut the squash in half, scoop out seeds, fill with onion/tom mix & top with cheese, roast 30 mins @180C. Eat from the skins #nomnom #recipe #gardening 🌱