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…
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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…
Pest of the month: flea beetle
This month we’re looking at a tiny, jumpy little bug that nibbles tiny holes in leaves. The small flea beetle has long back legs and hops away like a flea…
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…
No greenhouse? You can still grow tender crops…
If you don’t have a greenhouse, then don’t be put off growing things like tomatoes, aubergines and peppers. These tender crops do much better in warmth, but that doesn’t mean…
How to grow sensational summer salads
Growing lots of lovely, flavoursome leaves is the starting point for phenomenal summer salads, and picking them regularly while the leaves are young is the second key! But don’t forget…
Get your kitchen garden ready for spring
In just a few weeks we’ll all want to be out there planting like crazy! Now is definitely the time to be spending time getting sorted whenever you have a…
March in the Veg Patch
March is quite an exciting month in the veg patch. There are usually a few things that you can harvest, such as spring onions and spring greens, and it’s a…
Growing shallots, onions & garlic from sets
Growing garlic, onion and shallots from sets is incredibly easy and a good way of getting your veg patch productive a little earlier on in the year. You can grow…
How to grow Jerusalem Artichokes
Jerusalem Artichokes are a little underrated we think, and we’d encourage you to give them a go as they are SO easy! Not only will you get a really fabulous…