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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.
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 almost 300 years. Native American tribes such as the Iroquois and...
April Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in April
Discover what to plant in your vegetable garden or allotment this April.
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. Whatever colour it is,...
The best way to Grow Pumpkins
Discover how to grow next years pumkins, squash and funny shaped gourds - all you need to know.
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.
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...
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...
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 in containers. Click to discover more.
Product Bites: Soft tie - the original and best plant tie
The original and the best plant tie. SoftTie is soft but strong so that it supports plants without harming their delicate stems. Perfect for everything from growing tomatoes, peas and...
The best way to grow Courgettes & Squashes
Courgette and Squashes produce some of the best flowers in an English garden so they are a must have crop for any garden. Discover how to grow courgettes (or zucchini...
Delicious vegetarian Pumpkin Soup Recipe (includes and easy tweak to make it vegan too)
Pumpkin soup is one of the delights of autumn - click through for a delicious vegetarian soup recipe (or use our easy swap to make it a vegan soup recipe). ...