How to Grow your own Maca Root in containers

Maca, also known as Peruvian ginseng, is a versatile and nutritious root vegetable ideally suited to growing in the UK. Great for your edible garden, tiny gardens, balconies or anyone wil and urban small space garden.  

It can be used in a variety of ways from supplementing your diet to adding to your stew. It is currently sweeping the internet as the next superfood so here is all you need to know to grow Maca from seed and make your own maca powder.

Easy Guide to Planting Sweet Peas in Spring

April is the last chance to plant sweet peas to ensure a summer full of cut flowers. Find out how to grow sweet peas from seed in your garden or allotment here.

5 Simple but decorative plant support ideas

Discover 5 simple to use easy decorative plant support ideas to inspire you.  Suitable for supporting all climbing plants including vegetable plants such as climbing beans and peas and flowers such as sweetpeas.

How to Grow Broad Beans in Containers

Don't let lack of space stop you growing broad beans in pots and containers.  Here is your step by step guide to growing broad beans from seed in garden planters.

April Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in April

April is a busy time of year for growing vegetables in the UK with lots of seeds, sow...

9 Companion Plants to Grow with Cucumber Plants (and 3 to AVOID!)

Companion Planting is key to successfully growing cucumber plants from seed.  In our latest blog you can discover 9 plants to plant alongside your cucumbers and 3 you should avoid.