The ultimate guide for beginner vegetable gardeners in the UK. Learn how to plan, plant, and care for your first veggie plot for a successful harvest with tips tailored to the British climate.
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Improve you health and happiness levels by growing your own vegetables on your allotment plot this year.
Organic methods for avoiding the dreaded potato blight which will turn your potatoes into a black mush unless quick treatment.
Courgette can take a real hammering from powdery mildew. Here are a few resistant varieties and methods for minimising infection.
An organic guide for growing runner beans in any size garden. How to get the most out of your crop and recommended bean varieties.
Here are some vegetable selections that you might want to try if you want to use the space in your garden sparingly
James Middleton's review of an excellent and affordable polycarbonate greenhouse from Waltons.
A growers guide to courgettes: Courgettes are very easy to grow and will provide you will a good, sustained crop throughout the summer months.
A complete guide to chitting & growing potatoes and getting the most out of your crop
An allotment or vegetable patch would simply not be complete without a run of potatoes. With so many varieties to choose from, it's a good idea to do a little research to find the best suited for your garden.
Autumn is not too late to plant your early onion sets. From September right through to December, planting now will result a strong overwintered crop in May to July.
Here are a few tips and a list of vegetable seeds to try during July. Fill those wasteful gaps on your allotment this summer!
June offers plenty of opportunities to fill those empty spots on the allotment. Here is a list of vegetable seeds to sow during June.
Hedges, Fences and walls can all serve similar purposes – marking and maintaining boundaries, keeping children or pets contained or to provide a greater sense of privacy. It is fair to say we are a little biased! But here are some good reasons for choosing a hedge.Hedges have greater ‘kerbside appeal’ offering beauty and interest in all seasons while softening the lines of buildings making houses look more in keeping with their gardens.
Tomato Blight is becoming increasingly common in the allotment garden, how do we prevent it from effecting our tomatoes and potatoes?
What can be rewarding than the humble Courgette? Now, it's even easier to grow, thanks to the virus resistant Courgette Defender F1 hybrid.