Volunteer Potatoes Popping Up in Your Plot?
If you grew potatoes last year, you may be surprised to see some potato plants appearing in your plot. Known as volunteers, these plants grow from tubers left in the…
If you grew potatoes last year, you may be surprised to see some potato plants appearing in your plot. Known as volunteers, these plants grow from tubers left in the…
Hopefully, memories of heavy rain, hail and strong winds will soon fade into the past. There is plenty to do in the veg patch this month, planting seed potatoes and…
This is a guest post from our friends at Natural Grower, a wonderful company that offers award-winning, approved organic and peat-free compost that will give your soil and your plants some…
One of the classic gardening errors when growing cauliflowers and cabbages lies in letting the soil get too warm for them. They really prefer cooler temperatures, which isn’t normally hard…
Cucumber will do best under cover, ideally in a greenhouse or polytunnel to keep the plants warm right through the summer months. If you don’t have access to a greenhouse/polytunnel, you…
You might have your seed potatoes chitting in egg cartons on a windowsill at the moment (and if you don’t, that’s okay, there is still time and you can order…
This article takes an in depth look at how best to prevent slug and snail damage in your vegetable garden.
It is always tempting to try and cram everything in, but there are several reasons why it’s important to give plants the space they need. Each plant needs a certain…
Edible flowers are such a great addition to the veg patch. They’ll provide beautiful flowers all summer, for you and the bees to enjoy. Here’s a quick guide to growing…
You can make such a beautiful garden using veg, herb and fruit plants and a mixture of companions, wildflowers and edible flowers too – it really is very easy to…
Leeks don’t need a huge amount of attention but there are three top tips that we’d like to share with you so that you can get the best results from…
In this article, we look at what brings more balance into a kitchen garden, in terms of growing a range of plants that will be good both for your plot…