Beetroot is full of nutrition, and a good crop to grow for novices. It’s tasty in salads, roasted in an oven and it makes a great pickle. You can even…
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How to Grow Spinach
Spinach is a leafy green that is easy to grow and very nutritious if grown organically. If you enjoy eating spinach, there is one well documented reason to grow your…
How to Grow Kale
Kale is a leafy green crop that is tolerant of a variety of growing conditions, and one that fills the ‘hungry gap’, providing you with tasty, nutritious greens throughout winter…
How to Grow Peppers
Red, green, orange and yellow, sweet peppers add colour, flavour and nutrients to salads and cooked dishes. There are many varieties of pepper available to buy, so try a few…
How to Grow Lettuce
Lettuces are a quick growing salad crop that will reward you with little effort. If you plant different varieties, you can enjoy a harvest of lettuce all year round. Lettuces…
How to Grow Garlic – garlic bulbs for planting
Growing your own garlic is super easy. As well as being a delicious crop, garlic can also be used to add structure and interest to a garden border as well…
How to make a Garden safe for Children
Making a garden safe for children is essential to their well-being. Kids should be encouraged to spend a lot of time outside, and playing in a garden is one of…
Growing and Caring for Apple Trees
Apples trees are one of the easiest fruit tress to grow at home in a back garden, no matter what size garden you have. Even if you just have a…
The Export Gardener by Richard Harrison – Book Review
Richard Harrison the Australian author of The Export Gardener – a lighthearted, comical memoir of how he set about launching an Australian garden maintenance franchise in the UK, despite the…
How to Grow Globe Artichokes
Globe artichokes are a tasty vegetable and also look good in the veggie patch thanks to their long stems and large buds. The silvery foliage is very attractive, which is…
How to Grow Asparagus – Grow your Own Guide
Freshly picked spears of asparagus are a taste to be savoured, especially when you have grown it yourself. Why pay over the odds for asparagus at the supermarket, when you…
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in the UK
Sweet potatoes are tubers that are native to South and Central America, yet it is also easy to grow them here in the UK! They are delicious when roasted in…