Growing from seed is the budget way to fill your garden with lots of plants, follow Debi Holland’s tips for success.
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Growing from seed is the budget way to fill your garden with lots of plants, follow Debi Holland’s tips for success.
Martyn Cox shares his advice for peak summer Grow Your Own success to keep your plot productive.
Vicki Cooke explores the virtues of The king of herbs – basil and offers some expert advice regarding taste and flavour
With the price of everything going up in the shops, growing your own has never been so relevant. It’s a bit like dig for victory, though this time it’s more like dig for survival.
Read Geoff Hodge’s ultimate guide to growing your own veg at home for one.
The fresh fruit and vegetable shelves have never been so bare, but don’t despair. Our gardens can provide all sorts of fresh ingredients even now. Plus, with a little preplanning now, we can grow many many things to eat, from fruit, vegetables, herbs and even some edible flowers.
Geoff Hodge explains how to be savvy and save even more money when growing from seed.
Is gardening organically worth the effort? Jean Vernon explores.
Herbs are the powerhouses of the garden, kitchen and medicine cabinet. But they have so many other roles too, Jean Vernon explains.
If you want to grow your own veg this season, Geoff Hodge shares some hard earned tips and advice.
One of the easiest fruit you can grow in your garden is rhubarb. Vicki Cooke raises the humble rhubarb to gourmet status.
Herbs are the true garden heroes. Herbs can be a gateway into gardening, or the bridge between houseplants and gardens. Jean Vernon explains.
You don’t need an allotment or a big garden to grow fruit. There are lots of types of fruits that can be grown in pots and planters, Jean Vernon explains.
If there’s one fruit that’s suited to our inclement weather, it’s the apple, says former Royal Kitchen Garden Keeper at Hampton Court Palace, Vicki Cooke.
Vicki Cooke unravels some of the mysteries and historical facts about growing figs in Britain.
It’s late summer, but there’s still plenty to be done on the vegetable plot. Keep picking peas, beans and courgettes. And there’s still time to plant salads.
Martyn Cox has some helpful grow-your-own advice with some seasonal summer tips.
If you are starting out in gardening, or just want to extend your growing range to the windowsill or window box, herbs are a great place to start says Jean Vernon.
With a little care and attention you can keep all your herbs, fruit and vegetables at the peak of perfection, Martyn Cox offers some timely advice
Jean Vernon’s guide to five perfect herbs to grow this summer.
How to grow the biggest, best and most flavoursome salads, vegetables and fruit.
Want to grow your own fruit, but not sure where to start? Jean Vernon picks five fruits that are really easy to grow and will give you a great crop year after year.
In his Grow-Your-Own feature Martyn Cox recommends plants that look good and taste great.
There’s more to radishes than a just a quick filler crop or something for the children’s garden. Vicki Cooke extolls the virtues of the humble radish.
Debi Holland suggests Five Fab edibles for containers.
Growing vegetables from seed is much easier than you might think.
If you want to have a go at growing your own food this season, Jean Vernon offers some timely advice.
Follow Geoff Stebbings advice and grow your own salads this season
One of the easiest vegetables to grow is the humble potato. Buy seed potatoes now and give your crop a head start.
If you are tight on space and starting out, have a grow with micro-greens. These tiny plants are simply seedlings and their first leaves pack a punch of flavour.