Growing

This is my 3rd attempt growing aubergines, and I was hoping it would be 3rd time lucky. In the first year my plants formed a few small fruits which sadly…

As we creep further and further through the summer, there are just a couple of weeks left to plant up before we move on to autumn plants. Now is the…

In our very humble opinion, the best thing you can do with a glut of courgettes is bake cakes, lots of cakes! These are our 3 favourite courgette cake recipes –…

I always enjoy seeing my 2 herb gardens come into their full glory during summer – the marjoram and oregano both start flowering and everything seems to take on that…

For those of you keen to plan for a crop of year round cabbages, kale, broccoli and cauliflower, here’s a quick guide of when to plant and when to harvest……

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…

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…

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…

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…

If you notice some little yellow flowers on frills mustard, wild rocket or mizuna, then all is not lost… Firstly, you can eat the flowers so pop them in your…

Potatoes are quite prone to fungal diseases like blight. If yours have been affected you can still usually harvest your spuds, so don’t panic. But you will need to take…