Grow At Home
A guide to Growing bok choy or pak choi in containers
The standard Pak Choi (sometimes known as Bok Choy) is juicy, crisp, and fast maturing. It has a good, strong flavour, good resistance to bolting and fast growth and is...
A Guide to When to Plant Winter Salads
Many people are surprised to know that you can grow salad in winter very successfully without needing too much space or even a greenhouse. A sheltered spot and a little...
How to Grow Beetroot - from sowing seeds to harvesting
Growing Beetroot Beetroot are easy to grow and ideal for anyone new to vegetable gardening. Most people think of it as a pickled salad vegetable. The young leaves can be...
5 Tomato Growing Issues to Look Out For in a Wet Summer
Growing tomatoes can be one of the most rewarding experiences in the garden, but a wet summer can play havoc with a successful tomato crop. Discover the problems you could...
How to Grow Green Manure For Better Soil
Gren manure are crops that you sow in order to enrich the soil and prevent soil erosion. So, they grow and then rather than harvesting, you dig them back into the...
The 'How and Why' of Attracting more bees to our Vegetable Gardens
Bees are essential pollinators, responsible for about one-third of the food we eat. Unfortunately, bee populations are declining due to habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Discover how and why...
Beginners Guide to Growing an Edible Container Garden
Container gardening tips. Find out how to grow your own food all summer long on a balcony or patio. From salads to tomatoes this is how to start a mini vegetable...
Beginners Guide to Growing Rhubarb Crowns or Seeds
Discover how to grow rhubarb from seed or rhubarb crowns. All you need to know from when and where to plant it to how to force and harvest it.
Is the 'No Dig' method of gardening right for me?
What is No Dig? Put simply ‘No dig’ is exactly that - a means of gardening without digging over the plot each year. It is a a gardening method that...
Product Bite: Sustainable Bamboo Scoop for easier gardening
The Bamboo Scoop is a generously proportioned tool for quickly filling pots, planters and seed trays. It is the sustainable alternative to plastic scoops and is biodegradable and fully home compostable after...
How to Grow Chilli Peppers from Seed in the UK
We’ve enjoyed a bumper crop of chilli peppers this year and have dried and stored the harvest to use in oils, sauces and recipes throughout the year. If you’ve never grown...
November Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in November
Sowing in November will take the pressure off in spring. Getting as much planted as you can in November, will save you time when temperatures rise again. There is another...