Spending a little time in the veg garden yesterday evening, I noticed that my beans, squash, courgettes and cucumbers are still struggling to really get going. Although the temperatures have…
As we hit midsummer, there is so much to plant and doing so will give you a great crop from late summer through to winter, depending on what you plant…
You may notice small holes like this one popping up around your veg plot – rodents get busy at this time of year as they search for food, creating tunnels…
At this time of year, lettuces and salad leaves tend to grow quite quickly, and within two or three weeks of planting you may find you can start harvesting… Once…
Depending on where you are in the country, you may be finding some plants are struggling to get go because of dry soil. Here are three easy warning signs to…
If you see clusters of tiny black aphids on the tops of your broad bean plants at this time of year, you’re probably looking at a blackfly infestation. What does…
Like so many other growers in the UK, I’ve been struggling with a lot of slugs and pests this year. My poor beans. Honestly, they’ve taken a bit of a…
We find that there is a lot of blurby stuff out there about growing flowers specifically for cutting, but it needn’t be confusing. You can easily grow a beautiful range…
For those who would like to grow rosemary in pots, we have a key piece of advice which is to make sure the drainage is really good so that the…
For those who are slightly newer to gardening, it can be difficult to know whether you are giving plants enough water or not. In general, we find that most new…
It has been two to three weeks since I planted out (around about 22nd May) and I’m really noticing how slowly things are taking off this season. It’s strange to…
Harrumph! That’s what I say. I planted all my veggies last weekend, and have been having a bit of a battle ever since. Each day I go out to have…
