Salad growing tips from the experts
Our friends over at Newlina Eco Gardens (near Newquay) grow and harvest the BEST salads from their farm – so tasty and so beautiful. We asked them to share a…
Growing Tips and Advice
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…
Top tips for growing autumn brassicas
Kale, Broccoli, Turnips and a few others are all brassicas that you can plant now for autumn and winter. They love the cooler weather and are very hardy, so will…
How to expand your strawberry patch
You’ll notice your strawberry plants putting out runners during late summer and early autumn. It’s easy to plant these on to make more plants to add to your strawberry patch……
How to grow successful brassicas
Brassicas, like kale, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli, have the ability to frustrate the novice gardener but they are good growers once you get the basics right. Brassicas (veg plants from…
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…
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…
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…
How to grow horseradish
Growing horseradish from roots/thongs is incredibly easy. We’d recommend growing it in pots as it tends to spread and take over, so it’s easier to keep it contained! Choose something…
Growing Salad Leaves
They are among the easiest, most reliable crops, and such a pleasure to eat all the lovely leaves with the different flavours. Here are some top tips to make the…
Best fruit for growing in pots
Soft Fruit plants grow surprisingly well in pots and containers. It’s all about size! Here’s our list of the fruits that will do best in pots so that you can…