Growing from Kitchen Scraps - more free plants!
In terms of total mass, fresh fruits and veg account for the largest food waste at a consumer level which significantly impacts climate change. Did you know that instead...
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6 Ways to solve your Carrot growing problems
Carrots are one of the most popular vegetable but they aren’t always easy to grow. Your first hurdle is the dreaded carrot fly. Its unusual to have to think of...
Homeschooling and Winter Gardening
What could be more educational than taking time to grow things as a family? Watching sunflowers tower above you and stealing cherry tomatoes and cucamelons from the vine is great in...
Beginners Guide to growing Cherry Trees
Cherry trees are arguably the prettiest of spring blossom trees. There are around a thousand varieties of cherry tree - five hundred Sweet Cherries and five hundred Sour Cherries (also...
Winter Gardening: How to keep Kids in the Garden
Kids Gardening So you have taken advantage of Lockdown to grow things as a family. Your kids have been watching their sunflowers tower above them and stealing cherry tomatoes and...
How to Grow Cucamelons - step by step guide
How to grow Cucamelons Cucamelons look like mini watermalons and taste like cucumber with a hint of lime. Also known as Mexican sour gherkin or Mouse Melon, they originated in...
Kids in the garden - a guide to the learning opportunities outside your back door
Kids in the garden This blog is for the parents who have suddenly taken on the extra teaching job but would secretly like to just be in their garden. A...
Container Gardening: 5 MORE pot grown veg to grow at home
If you liked the last blog 5 Veg that you can grow in a Pot or Planter then here is the second installment of pot grown veg. More suggestions for...
5 container veg that you can easily grow in a Pot or Planter
Container Veg in a Pot or Planter Its easy to gorw veg in a pot or planter but some veg are more suitable than others. If you are new to...
The best way to grow Courgettes & Squashes
Growing Courgettes & Squashes Courgettes are so easy to grow and you can get as many as three or four a week from each plant during the height of the...
Halloween special... Pumpkin Pie Recipe anyone?
From the pictures on Social Media it appears that this was a bumper year for pumpkins and squashes. I am sure that this was not without its difficulties, particularly keeping...