A Sunday lunch isn’t complete unless it includes cauliflower cheese! Or so I thought when I was growing up. Now, I do a little more, with this easy to gro...
Chilli pepper plants are very pretty and will bless you with a large crop if looked after. Fresh chilli peppers picked off the bush makes a wonderful addi...
I recently learned a wonderful recipe for grated courgette on pasta, with a beaufitully creamy sauce mixed in. It was so good, I decided to grow as many c...
Looking to bring a little of the countryside feeling to your outdoor? Look no further than Dogrose. It’s hardy, evergreen and will tolerate part shade. Wh...
I bought a bulb or two from the supermarket a few years ago and have been replanting the same garlic since. It’s great fun to grow and only takes up a sma...
Kale is another one of those amazing greens to grow, it overwinters well and fills the gaps over the colder seasons. I team it up with Swiss Chard so I ha...
I was given a strange present at the end of last year. A log in a black bag. I was told to put it in a dark place for a few months and then stick it in th...
I love growing onions, they always look so spectacular reaching up to the sun. They are easy to grow and don’t require a huge amount of space or upkeep.
Parsley is a perennial plant, meaning that if look after your plant, it’ll garnish your dishes for years. It’s hardy too and will survive a frosty winter....
I tried growing pumpkins only once in the past. I followed all the steps and did everything correctly. What I did not expect was a single slug eating and ...
Growing radish is similar to growing many other root vegetables, like beetroot, turnips and swedes… which means it doesn’t take up much space, it’s cheap ...
I love growing shallots as they are so much easier to look after than onions. Onion sets, though giving you a head start, can be expensive and you only ge...
Given a little care and time, these delicate looking flowers will spread and fill their space with a gorgeous and fragrant carpet of white flowers in spri...
I won’t do the standard “Popeye” gag here but spinach is packed full of essential vitamins and fibre. It’s simple to grow and mixes well with salad leaves...
Squash makes a gorgeously sweet soup or my favorite: squash and sweet potato tortillas. It’s a great vegetable for harvesting nearer the end of the year a...
Growing swede is similar to growing many other larger root vegetables, like parsnips or carrots and like these other vegetables, adding swedes to your win...
Swiss chard is my favourite vegetable to grow in the garden. I wouldn’t have believed you, when I was younger, if you had told me that one day… I would be...
Most of our meals include tomatoes and picking them fresh for dinner is so much better than ones chilled in the fridge for weeks. This year I’m giving che...
Growing turnips is similar to growing beetroot, radish and swedes… which means it’s straight forward, cheap and doesn’t require much maintenance. The gree...
Growing turnips is similar to growing beetroot, radish and swedes… which means it’s straight forward, cheap and doesn’t require much maintenance. The gree...
