Pumpkin planters are a fun way to celebrate the season, and they’re quick and easy to make. Use them to dress patios and doorways. Add halloween lanterns and battery-operated fairy…
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Matt James – How to grow rhubarb and beetroot [video]
This Matt James video shows you how to grow rhubarb in the garden or in a container. He also shows you how simple it is to grow beetroot. The best…
Matt James – How to grow spring onions & asparagus [video]
This Matt James video shows you how to plant asparagus with top soil tips. He also shows you how to sow spring onions, which are really simple and you will…
Growing for showing is back in fashion, claims seed company
Gardeners who like to grow for show have prompted a seed firm to launch a range of exhibition veg. Mr Fothergill’s has pooled 16 tried-and-tested varieties for exhibition growing, some…
Veg guru Ian Neale grows world’s heaviest swede
Records were smashed at the Malvern Autumn Gardening Show (28-29 September 2013) as giant veg growers weighed-in a bumper harvest. Three new records were set as Welsh wizard Ian Neale…
Kris’s blog: catch up on the veg patch
When it comes to planting potatoes, the old saying goes, “Get your earlies in late and your lates in early”. Just as well considering the weather we’ve been experiencing this…
Michelle’s blog: A fresh bed
This year my annual purple sprouting broccoli has cropped very well, fully stripped of their florets I dug up the plants up to make way for my summer cauliflowers and…
A veg plot really can save you money
Growing veg can save you money – as long as you don’t mind working for free! Seed firm DT Brown grew a crop of 16 varieties worth £262.54 at supermarket…
Michelle’s blog: my veg diary
January is here and I am getting rather excited about my asparagus crop. This will be the first year I can pick it. The wait has been long, and now…
Giant swede mashes world record!
Giant veg growers smashed two world records at the National Giant Vegetables Championship. New records were set for the largest swede and heaviest potato at the contest, which took place…