How to grow successful brassicas
Brassicas, like kale, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli, have the ability to frustrate the novice gardener but they are good growers once you get the basics right. Brassicas (veg plants from…
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Building a DIY Window Frame Greenhouse
Over the course of the winter I lost a lot of my greenhouse windows which got cracked in the wind. On closer inspection when I went to repair them I…
Make a homemade cloche tunnel frame
Sometimes it can seem that gardening kit costs soon add up, but more often than not there are easy DIY shortcuts that will save you a fair bit of money….
Plants that benefit from a little shade
Not ALL veggies and herbs thrive in full sun. Some of them, particularly the leafier ones, benefit from a little shade on a hot day.
It’s Competition Time!
To celebrate the start of Spring we have teamed up with the brilliant Little Cooks Co to offer one lucky winner a brilliantly wholesome prize! Enter the competition below, share…
Top Tips for Top Carrots
If, last year, you managed to grow oddly shaped, gnarly or dumpy carrots, then you need to read this little growing guide for a top crop… Carrots like light, sandy…
The best plants to make your veg patch beautiful!
Over the past 4 years, I’ve been slowly transforming my veg plot from a big, overgrown patch of brambles, knotweed, tree stumps and nettles, to a serene kitchen garden with…
Your plants are growing…!
Everything is growing nicely in our polytunnels, and we’re happy to report that we are on schedule for spring! We’ve sown most things now, with just a few of the faster…
The Basic Soil Types
There are four main types of soil: clay, sandy, loam and silt. Whichever type of soil you have you will be able to successfully grow veg, you just need to handle…
5 Unusual Looking Crops you should grow
We think it is very important to grow something with a bit of a “wow” factor in the veg patch, mainly to impress friends and neighbours, but also because it…
Gardening Kit – the bare minimum
I don’t have a garden shed. Instead, I have a greenhouse (well, I had a greenhouse until the storms the other day, but I’m hoping to resurrect it before spring…