Grow At Home
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...
5 common Tomato Growing Mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
Tomato plants are often one of the first plants you try as a child. But despite a lifetime of growing them its easy to make some of these tomato growing...
How to Harvest and Store Onions & Garlic
Gardeners! You've grown oinions and garlic in your allotment or garden and now want to discover how to harvest them and store for the winter. This blog covers how to...
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...
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...
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...
How to Grow Broad Beans in Pots and 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.
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...
Pests & Diseases: all you need to know about Asparagus Beetle
Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) is a small beetle that affects vegetable asparagus, but not ornamental Asparagus species. Symptoms Affected plants may have crooked spears and chewed bark and foliage which...
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...
How to make a wildlife pond whatever your garden size
You might not think you have the space for a garden pond but don't worry. If you are short of space then you can even make a wildlife pond in...