March tasks in the garden
Finally after a long winter March arrives and with it the promise of spring. The garden has started to bloom, the days are longer and the temperatures are climbing so it's time to get into the garden and start sowing seed preparing the veg beds and filling gaps in the borders.
When is the best time to plant my potatoes?
Potatoes grown at home are a world away from the bland spuds available in supermarkets. You don't even need a veg plot they can easily be grown in pots or just an old compost bag.
How To Sow Tomato Seeds
This blog and video shows just how easy it is to start your 'grow-your-own' journey. Future blogs take you through how to plant them out in the greenhouse, how to pinch out the side shoots so you get a good crop and how and when to feed and water your plants.
How To Plant Bare Root Soft Fruit, Trees And Hedging
Anyone who grows their own fruit and veg will want to grow soft fruit and you will also know that they are expensive to buy potted so save money by buying bare root over the winter. Plant in late autumn when the soil is still warm and they will establish a good root system before spring.
How To Have Healthy Productive Soil
All gardeners know that the only way to achieve great results starts with the soil. It stands to reason that if you continually take from the earth it will eventually become depleted and unproductive. Read these tips for improving your own soil.
How To Get Your Greenhouse Ready For Spring
If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse then keeping it in a clean tidy state is absolutely essential for keeping disease and pests at bay. A greenhouse allows you to overwinter precious plants and grow fruit and veg which would otherwise be impossible, especially in the north of the UK.
How to have a low maintenance garden
A low maintenance garden is a must if you have mobility issues or just don't have the time to do a lot of gardening. It is also essential if you want to spend more time enjoying your outdoor space with family and friends.
How To Grow Sensational Superberries
We can all do a little to make our lives healthier and eating superberries is a delicious and easy way to make a difference. Some of the superberries are not suitable for growing in all the regions of the UK so choose your species carefully.
How To Divide A Large Clump Of Chives
Sometimes a large clump of chives can lose vigour and start producing weak spindly growth so need to be divided in order to start producing good quality herbs again.
How To Gauge When To Harvest Your Vegetables
It takes time, patience and hard work to grow your own produce so make sure you don't spoil the crop by harvesting too early or too late, just follow our tips for the optimum time to harvest.
How About A Date?
Many of us only consider buying dates at Christmas but they are so much more versatile, try adding to a tagine cooked on the BBQ. This blog gives you some tips on how to use these tasty treats.
How And When To Plant Garlic
Now many of us use garlic in our cooking it makes sense to grow your own, it's so much more flavoursome than supermarket produce. This blog gives you tips for growing and cooking this pungent bulb.
Grow Your Own Wimbledon Experience
Can't get to Wimbledon? The next best thing is to recreate the feeling at home in your own garden. This blog will give you some tips on how to get the experience without actually being there.
How To Choose Which Raspberries To Grow For The Longest Cropping Season
Raspberries are one of those fruits which are fairly expensive in the supermarket so it makes sense to grow your own. This guide gives you a range of varieties which, if combined, can give you raspberries from early summer through to autumn.