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How to Harvest and Store Pumpkins

What colour is a ripe pumpkin? The answer is usually orange but they can come in shades or grey, blue or white and some are even stripey. But generally colour is a...
Sarah Talbot
Haxnicks Gardening blog Three Sisters mound with sweetcorn, beans, squash

3 Vegetable Plants to Always Plant Together - Three Sister's Planting

What is the Three Sisters Planting Method? The Three Sisters Planting Method is an ancient practice dating back to almost three hundred years ago. Native American tribes such as the...
Nicola Wallis
April Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in April

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, sown earlier in the year, now needing to be transplanted and others to...
Nicola Wallis
9 Companion Plants to Grow with Cucumber Plants (and 3 to AVOID!)

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.  
Sarah Talbot
Haxnicks gardening advice on how to grow pumpkins

The best way to Grow Pumpkins

Pumpkins are a perfect crop to grow with children as they look impressive and can be put to use at Halloween as lanterns. The flesh makes great soups and pies...
Sarah Talbot
June Planting: Fruits and vegetables to grow in June

June Planting: Fruits and vegetables to grow in June

With both air and soil temperatures climbing higher, June is the good time to sow seeds. Find out what to plant in your vegetable garden in June.
Nicola Wallis
May planting: Fruit and vegetables to grow in May

May planting: Fruit and vegetables to grow in May

Learn what vegetabes to plant in May.  Some will need to be sown indoors and some can be sown directly outside in May.  Find out what to plant where ot...
Nicola Wallis
Loofah how to grow luffas the best way

How to Grow Loofahs (or luffas!) from seed

Many people don't realise that the Loofah (Luffa or Loofa!) you use to scrub your back is actually a plant.  And Good News! Unlike sea sponges, which are animals under threat due...
Sarah Talbot
Haxnicks Steel Pea Bean Growing Frame

Product Bite: Steel Pea & Bean Frame -for all climbing plants

The Haxnicks Steel Pea & Bean Frame is a sturdy and versatile climbing vegetable support. Make life easy when growing climbing plants
Sarah Talbot
Soft tie plant tie gentle the best way to support bushes, trees and tomato plants

Product Bites: Soft tie - the original and best plant tie

What is Soft Tie : Soft Tie is a reusable, soft, strong plant tie for a multitude of garden uses. It comes in two widths; Original and Slim. Original -...
Sarah Talbot
How to grow Courgettes squash & gourds

The best way to grow Courgettes & Squashes

Growing Courgettes & Squashes  Courgettes are so easy to grow and you can get as many as three or four a week from each plant during the height of the...
Sarah Talbot
Haxnicks recipes for gardener perfect easy pumpkin soup recipe

Hold onto Autumn & use stored pumpkin for this lovely recipe

 Lashing rain from frequent storms makes it feel like Autumn is over. In Greek mythology, Autumn began when Persephone was abducted by Hades to be the Queen of the Underworld....
Sarah Talbot