Grow simple crops with children for fresh, home-grown additions to a healthy school lunch box. There’s something wonderfully wholesome about growing food with children. It doesn’t have to involve a huge vegetable plot, complicated growing techniques or hours spent digging. In fact, some of the best crops for getting children interested in gardening are [...]

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Rhubarb is a wonderful plant to add to your garden, growing delicious and bright stems. Rhubarb is one of the easiest edible plants to grow. It’s frost-resistant and doesn’t need much care and attention. You can grow rhubarb from seed, but it’s much easier to plant a dormant crown. These are taken from strong [...]

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Updated 10/04/25 Potager gardens were invented in France as ornamental kitchen gardens. They combine fruit and veg crops with flowers and herbs to enhance the beauty of the space. The idea is to give a functional vegetable plot with the year-round visual appeal of a garden. The design is carefully thought out, often in [...]

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Updated 03/03/25 Spring is getting ever nearer, and the garden is edging back to life. This is a great month to get edible plants off to a good start. Getting the gardening prep done in March will give you a harvest to be proud of! Sort your garden soil Soil is [...]

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Now is the perfect time to start making preparations for growing this year’s selection of veg crops. Ensure your vegetable beds are ready for sowing ahead of the growing season now. For existing vegetable beds You have two choices for how to start prepping your vegetable beds: Either... Dig the bed over. [...]

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Preserving your garden crop by freezing is a great way to maintain nutritious value and make it last for months. Find out how to freeze your harvest in this blog: Why should you freeze food? Freezing your harvest is an ideal way to ensure your crop stays fresh for as [...]

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The season is noticeably changing from late summer to autumn, and temperatures have started to take a nosedive. As a result, the soil will gradually lose heat accumulated in it over the preceding summer months. Subsequently, this makes it difficult for seeds to germinate and newly planted plants to establish roots. An easy [...]

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In week three you saw big veg, and now you’ve seen giant veg. There’s a world of growing crops the size of spacehoppers, and they’re seriously impressive, but you can still use whatever space you have available to grow veg. One of the most important things to do is prepare the soil. I [...]

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Some of your fruits, vegetables and herbs will last longer and taste fantastic when dried. Preserve your harvest for longer by drying them for long-lasting tasty snacks. Why should you dry your food? The simple reason drying food out makes it last longer, is that without moisture, bacteria, yeast, and [...]

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It’s been a challenging year for growing autumn vegetables weather-wise, but fortunately, the growing season doesn’t end with the summer! Many vegetables can be grown at this time of the year. Whilst the soil is still warm from the summer, here are a few to get you started… Carrots Sow varieties [...]

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Growing vegetables is both a pleasurable pastime and a guaranteed method of providing tasty, nutritious food to you and your family. It is also a great way to save money on your shopping bills. Timing But for vegetable growing to be effective, it is important to know what to plant and when to [...]

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Making your ample harvest last longer is easy with a few preservation ideas. Find out how to pickle your fruits and vegetables to make them last longer. Why should you pickle foods? Pickling foods makes them last an extremely long time. Also, it adds a new tangy flavour to [...]

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Keep the wildlife in your garden happy whilst enjoying the fruits of your labour. Take these steps to ensure they get what they need, so they don’t rely on your crops. How to make your vegetable garden bird-friendly By making some simple adjustments, you won’t need to race birds to [...]

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Summer is upon us and there are plenty of vegetables to get sowing and planting. So, find out which crops to get started on this season. Beetroot These colourful characters are an easy grow and a great veg to get started with. Sun: Partial shade, full sun Soil: Chalk, clay, loam [...]

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Minimising waste in your garden is a wonderful way to maintain sustainability. By using what nature already provides, you will save money, and it’s better for your plants too. Plus, sustainability in the garden will have a positive impact on the environment, and the wildlife living within it. How to use [...]

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Whether you have a cultivated corner or a few pots on your patio, you can learn how to grow productively. Find out some thrifty tips and tricks to make the most out of your plot. How to grow without a garden When it comes to garden-free growing, many manage to [...]

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As a new year settles, gardeners are taking stock of their space, or starting gardening as a beginner. January is a great time to turn over a new leaf. We can reassess and redefine what we want to achieve in the year ahead. Why should you start gardening? Gardening is [...]

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We’ve all heard the government recommendation to eat ‘five-a-day,’ but have you ever wondered exactly what this entails? From where the recommendation comes from, to how to grow your own to meet your quota you can smash your five-a-day target all month long! What is 'five-a-day'? The advice [...]

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I've received a lot of amazing questions on my social media platforms lately. So I have filmed a video answering a few of them! The video is below, but you can also find the questions and answers here. At what point do you prune a chilli plant? [...]

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Growing your own fruit and veg has once again made a welcome return in the popularity stakes. Especially because of the cost of food, and the wish to eat more healthily being a high priority recently. The wonderful thing about growing your own is that, with some careful planning, it's possible to do [...]

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