Recognise & Deal with Potato Blight
What does blight look like on potatoes? Check your potato plants regularly for the following symptoms on the plants. Brown patches appearing on leaves, often starting at the tips (as…
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Get the Best from Blueberry Plants
Blueberries really do grow best in pairs, even if they are self-fertile, and you need to give them a little time to get well established. It is well worth the…
Scared of Pruning? Try Growing Gooseberries
Pruning needn’t be a scary thing, but we understand that it can feel like a chore, or can be a bit overwhelming if you’re just starting out with a fruit…
Currants are Great for Growing in Pots
Whether you choose to grow Whitecurrants, Blackcurrants, Pinkcurrants or Redcurrants, they all do extremely well in pots, making them an excellent choice if you’re new to growing fruit. What size…
Dealing with Aphids
As we move further into summer many gardeners start to get frustrated by the appearance of aphids. Aphids include greenfly, blackfly, whitefly etc and they can be a real pain…
5 Herbs for a Beautiful Flower Display
Some herb plants are just great for flowery pots or growing in borders. Here’s our pick of the best to grow for their flowers…
Potatoes – harvesting, storing & following on
Here’s a useful guide for anyone who is growing potatoes this season. We cover when to harvest, how to store them, any potential problems as well as which crops to…
Tomato Leaf Curl
There are several potential causes of leaf curl (also known as leaf roll) on tomato plants, and all indicate some form of plant stress. Essentially, the plants are going into…
Fruit growing for novices
Growing soft fruit is really quite straightforward, and growing from potted fruit plants makes it even easier. If you’re keen to try your hand at growing some fruit, have a…
Yellow Squash Plants – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I wrote last week about my slow growing vegetable plants. I had been wondering whether this was due to a) cool, grey days, b) poor soil or c) lack of…
3 Ways to Make Space for Extra Vegetable Plants
You could get an old rowing boat and fill it with vegetable plants, or you could try one of these three ways to make a bit more space in your…
5 Kitchen Garden Ideas for Midsummer Planting
We’ve got several vegetable planting suggestions for you to try between mid June and mid-to-late July. You might be squeezing in a few extra quick growing plants to make the…