A Pre-Winter Health Check for Leeks
You can harvest spring-planted leeks anytime from now onwards really, and for the most part they will stand in the soil well until you need them. There are one or…
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Grow Baby Vegetables Next Spring
Harvesting a bundle of baby leeks for roasting is such a pleasing thing. It got us thinking that it is well worth planning your planting for next spring with the…
November in the Veg Patch
November is often a good month in the veg patch with plenty of brassicas and roots to harvest, some last jobs to do before winter weather sets in, and if…
Coming Soon… Veg Plant Subscriptions
Very soon, we are going to have both a 3 month and 6 month Veg Plant Subscription Gift Voucher available. With a small selection of veg plants delivered monthly, and…
Top tips for kale, sprouts, cabbages & broccoli in winter
If you have any of these wonderful brassicas growing in your plot over the next few months, there are a few things you can do to keep your plants healthy…
Top tips for parsnips
If you’re growing parsnips, this article will give you a few top tips to help you get the best from them as we move into their harvesting season. Watch out…
3 projects for late October
Threre’s not a huge amount that needs doing in the veg garden once you’ve planted up for winter or packed everything away. But these 3 projects are worth investing in…
Make sure your plants get enough sunlight
Here’s an example of how plants can have stunted growth when they are dwarfed by other taller plants, and thus starved of sunlight. Look closely at the picture and you…
5 leafy greens to keep you going all winter
A few hardy leafy greens is a great way to keep your veg garden going, even if you only have a small amount of space. You can plant them outside…
3 things to plant now for a spring harvest…
Even if you don’t fancy gardening or harvesting over the winter, you can grow a few things to harvest and enjoy in spring next year. These are our top three…
Planting flowers & companions in autumn
Here are a few tips for planting flowers (wildflowers, edible flowers and companion flowers) in autumn so that you can make the most of them. Planting Edible Flowers For October…
The Next Few Weeks – until the clocks go back…
Sorry to mention that the clocks will be going back soon, but they will. In about three weeks. So, we’re going to take a quick look at these next three…