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Courgettes are a brilliant crop for the veg patch – they’re easy, hassle-free and you get loads to harvest from just one plant. If you’re growing them for the first…

Getting hold of all the things that you need for planting season is not quite as straightforward as normal this year. We’ve put together a list of suggestions to help…

Brassicas need to be protected from pigeons and cabbage white butterflies, and the easiest way to do this is to build a simple netted brassica cage. You can make your…

If you’ve been reading my diary posts, you’ll know that I have been using the no-dig approach to growing your own. Essentially what this means is that I use a…

If you’re building your own bean support using bamboo, there are 3 standard styles – the A Frame, the Wigwam and the X Frame. Here are the pros and cons…

About 3 or 4 years ago I planted up a raised bed with 12 strawberry plants. At the end of each season, they put out their runners, and I have…

If you have limited space but are keen to grow your own this year, then we would suggest choosing those plants that give you maximum yield to keep you in…

Seed potatoes are traditionally planted on Good Friday, but you actually have a much bigger planting window than that! Seed potatoes can be planted anytime from March to June really,…

Our seedlings are coming along nicely in the polytunnels, and we are sowing more and more every day, feeling positive and determined to keep up with the extra demand that…

This mild winter seems to have been a good season for rats, and other rodents, as our Rocket Gardener (and her dog, who is apparently quite a good ratter) have…

If you’ve ever been disappointed by your cauliflower plants, then this article is for you! The main problems experienced when growing cauliflower is that either the plants bolt (due to…