How to Save Money by Gardening – 10 Top Tips
Are you looking for ways to save money by gardening? The cost of living is rising, and many of us…
Bee Keeping Basics and Equipment – honey at home!
Wouldn’t it be delicious to eat honey from your own hives? If you have an decent sized back garden, or…
Growing Food in Small Gardens – Creative Ways to use Space
Growing your own fruits and vegetables is a joy, and not something that is just for those who have big…
Essential Chainsaw Safety Gear for Homesteading and Forestry
There’s no doubt that working with chainsaws can be dangerous, especially if you don’t have the right safety gear. Chainsaws…
The Best Battery Powered Chainsaws for Beginners
Battery powered chainsaws can be one of the best outdoor tools. From cutting up firewood to felling trees, gardening, outdoor…
How to Grow Cucumbers
Growing cucumbers is possible to do in most sheltered gardens, and they do especially well in a conservatory, poly-tunnel or…
How to Grow Winter Squashes
A warming dish with winter squashes really cheers up a chilly day. There are all sorts of interesting colours, shapes…
How to Grow Shallots
Shallots have a flavour that is sweeter than an onion, they are delicious in lots of dishes and very good…
How to Grow Radishes
The peppery taste of a fresh radish spices up many dishes such as salads and coleslaw. Growing radishes is easy…
How to Grow Potatoes
This versatile vegetable is a staple food on most dinner plates. There are so many different types of potato, and…
How to Grow Pear Trees
There’s nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a juicy, ripe pear, and they taste even better when they are…
How to Grow Peas
Eating peas from the garden is a taste sensation not to be missed. The sweet, fresh taste is unlike anything…
How to Grow Courgettes
Courgettes are one of the easiest crops to grow, and once they get going they look great in a garden…
How to Grow Cabbages
Cabbages are a nutritious and healthy food to eat, and the large leaves look great in the veggie plot. From…
How to Grow Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are vegetables to be enjoyed in autumn through to late winter, depending on whether you plant an early…
How to Grow Broccoli
Broccoli is a nutritious veg, and growing it in the garden is easy to do. There are broccoli varieties that…
How to Grow Broad Beans
Broad beans are very nutritious, full of protein and vitamins. They are tasty when cooked in a variety of dishes…
How to Grow Strawberries
There’s nothing quite like the taste of a freshly picked strawberry, especially if it’s from your own garden. Nothing like…
How to Grow Raspberries
Sweet and fresh tasting, raspberries are a favourite soft fruit that is enjoyed by most people. They are delicious in…
How to Grow Quince Trees
Quince is a fruit that looks like an apple and pear combined. The fruit is good for making preserves as…
How to Grow Gooseberry Bushes
Gooseberries are a tart and tangy soft fruit that is easy to grow. They are delicious when used in desserts,…
How to Grow Cranberry Bushes
Cranberries are a tart tasting fruits that are full of goodness, and growing cranberries bushes at home is a tasty…
How to Grow Blackberries
Abundant in hedgerows, the blackberry is a tasty fruit to be enjoyed in late summer and autumn each year. But…
How to Grow Celeriac
Celeriac is a root vegetable that is not always the first thing folk want to grow in their garden or…
How to Grow Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a versatile fruit that’s delicious in a variety of desserts, jellies, jams and compotes. It takes little effort…
How to Grow Grapes
Ever wondered how to grow grape vines in the UK? Well, you’d be surprised at how well they do grow.…
How to Grow Currant Bushes
Currant bushes are easy plants to grow and really brighten up the garden with their shiny fruit. Red, black and…