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Growing Jalapenos in Pots: A Guide for UK Gardeners

Growing Jalapenos in Pots: A Guide for UK Gardeners

Your guide to growing jalapenos in pots in the UK. Growing jalapenos chillies from seed in pots and containers is not only possible but also incredibly rewarding. Click through to get...
Sarah Talbot
5 common Tomato Growing Mistakes (and how to avoid them!)

5 common Tomato Growing Mistakes (and how to avoid them!)

Tomato plants are often one of the first plants you try as a child.  But despite a lifetime of growing them its easy to make some of these tomato growing...
Sarah Talbot
April Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in April

April Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in April

April is a busy time of year for growing vegetables in the UK with lots of seeds, sown earlier in the year, now needing to be transplanted and others to...
Nicola Wallis
How to grow Broad Beans of fava beans in the Garden

How to grow Broad Beans of fava beans in the Garden

Broad beans, or Fava beans as they are called in the USA, are a very popular bean.  Around 10,000 tonnes are grown commercially in the UK every year. They are...
Nicola Wallis
Choosing the Right Rootrainer

Choosing the Right Rootrainer

What are Rootrainers? Rootrainers are planting cells that have been used by professional growers for decades. Their three main advantages are: Plant roots are Air Pruned resulting in stronger healthier...
Sarah Talbot
A Guide to Garden Weeds (and how to get rid of them!)

A Guide to Garden Weeds (and how to get rid of them!)

Garden Weeds are always a problem but it is easier to tackle the weeding if you know what you are up against.  Check out our guide to some of the...
Sarah Talbot
What is Garden Fleece and Why do I need it?

What is Garden Fleece and Why do I need it?

The correct plant protection can help you continue growing all winter long, or simply extend your growing season so that you can start growing earlier in the year.  Find out...
Sarah Talbot
Your Guide to Lunar Gardening - Planting a Vegetable Garden with Lunar Phases

Your Guide to Lunar Gardening - Planting a Vegetable Garden with Lunar Phases

Lunar gardening, or moon gardening, is an ancient way of growing a vegetable garden that is aligned with the cosmos.  People who folow this gardneign mathod believe that the gravitational pull...
Sarah Talbot
May planting: Fruit and vegetables to grow in May

May planting: Fruit and vegetables to grow in May

Learn what vegetabes to plant in May.  Some will need to be sown indoors and some can be sown directly outside in May.  Find out what to plant where ot...
Nicola Wallis
Increase growing space with Compact Grower Frame

Increase growing space with Compact Grower Frame

What is the compact Grower Frame? The Grower system has long been a staple for gardeners with no greenhouse. The Compact Grower Frame adds to this range and caters to...
Nicola Wallis
How to make a wildlife pond whatever your garden size

How to make a wildlife pond whatever your garden size

You might not think you have the space for a garden pond but don't worry.  If you are short of space then you can even make a wildlife pond in...
Nicola Wallis
May Edition:  Grow your Christmas dinner

May Edition: Grow your Christmas dinner

Since sowing the first of the Christmas vegetable seeds back in April lots of exciting developments should have happened and now plants some can be transplanted outside or to their...
Nicola Wallis