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Leek rust usually sets in during late summer to early autumn, so now is the time that you’re most likely to start seeing it. In this article we explain what…

Last week we launched our new sets of Bee & Butterfly Wildflower Plugs, and have since received several enquiries regarding how best to plant up a mini wildflower meadow. Here…

If you have been growing onions or shallots from sets planted in early spring, then you may find that they are ready to harvest around about now, which is great…

With a few extra pots you can grow quite a few more veg plants during the summer. Here are some of the best space-saving plants for putting in pots at…

A few weeks ago I posted about my new strawberry patch, and the difference between those plants that were planted in the half bed that I had topped up with…

Once they start cropping, they don’t seem to stop! Over the next few weeks you may find yourself drowning in courgettes, so be prepared with some recipe ideas!   Yummy…

We expect to have summer plants available until mid-August, perfect for plugging any gaps that come up after harvesting, replacing crops that have been lost (anyone else struggled with blight…

If you are growing carrots or beetroots, or other root veggies, and have been disappointed when you pulled them up, then read this. These are some of the more common…

If you do only one garden job this weekend, we’d suggest that a close caterpillar inspection should be it. Even if you are growing your brassicas under netting, it’s worth doing…

As strawberry plants put out their runners you can let them take root, either in your strawberry patch, or by potting them up. Either way, next year you can have…