20 Fruit & Vegetables To Plant in November
If you want to carry on eating from the garden don’t let the onset of winter stop you. Winter gardening can be every bit as rewarding as summer gardening. It...
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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...
How to Grow Turnips from seed (plus are they the same as swedes?)
Turnips are an easy to grow crop to grow at home. And if you've been put off by the flavourless shop bought version, you may be pleasantly surprised by what...
February Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in February
February is a little early to start planting seeds but with a plant house, a greenhouse or some warm windowsills you could start your growing season now. Check out our...
December Edition: Grow your Christmas dinner vegetables
Time to Harvest your Christmas Dinner Vegetables Harvest your leeks a week or so before Christmas by lifting gently with a fork, either as pencil thin baby leeks or as...
How to Grow Komatsuna or Mustard Spinach
Have you heard of komatsuna? Sometimes known as mustard spinach or Japanese mustard spinach, it is a very hardy leafy winter green. If you are a fan of oriental brassicas...
October & November Edition: Grow your Christmas dinner vegetables
Time to chack on your Christmas Dinner vegetables. October Gardening Jobs Stake Brussels sprouts as they can become top-heavy. Drive a sturdy stake into the ground and tie each plant...
The best way to grow Endive
How to Grow Endive Endive is a really great ingredient to be used for salads or as greens. It comes in two types. An upright Batavian or escarole with larger...
December Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in December
Even in the depth of winter it is possible to keep growing and sowing. December is a surprisingly good time to plant vegetables both outside and in. Sowing in...
Pippa Greenwood: What to Plant in March
Renowned gardening expert Pippa Greenwood leads you through the planting season. She shares what she is planting in her garden each month plus some insider gardening tips to help you...
Pippa Greenwood what to plant in February
Renowned gardening expert Pippa Greenwood leads you through the planting season month by month. She shares what she is planting in her garden each month and shares some insider gardening...
Pippa Greenwood what to plant in January
This is the first of a series of monthly planting blogs that I will be producing over the year. So, if you want to get growing all year long then...