Blog – tagged "grow your own" – Page 3

May 7, 2024

How To Earth Up Potatoes Growing In Bags And Containers

If you want a good crop of potatoes they need to regularly earthed up (piling more compost around the stem and roots). This encourages side shoots which in turn produce more potatoes so this stage of your potato growing is essential.

May 7, 2024

How To Feed Tomatoes

Tomatoes need different feeding regimes at different stages of their lives so follow our tips and you will be rewarded with a bumper crop of fruits in summer.

May 7, 2024

How To Grow Basil

Basil is absolutely essential if you're a fan of Mediterranean cooking but can be a little tricky to grow. Follow these tips for success with your basil.

May 7, 2024

How To Grow Asparagus

One of the quintessential tastes of summer is asparagus however it does need specific growing conditions. Follow these tips in the blog and you will have delicious spears of tender asparagus.

April 1, 2024

How to grow blueberries

Blueberries are easy to grow in containers, so you don't even need a garden. They are bursting with goodness and delicious on your morning cereal or oats, in yogurt and on pancakes with maple syrup.

March 31, 2024

Growing strawberries In containers and the ground

Strawberries are the epitome of summer, delicious, one of your 5-a-day and easy to grow. You don't even need a garden, a pot, window trough or hanging basket will give you a crop. They are ideal for introducing children to the joys of gardening.

January 6, 2024

December tasks in the garden

There are not many tasks to do in the garden in December. If you do get a little fine weather when you want to be out, this blog will give you some ideas on what you can achieve in the garden this month.

October 1, 2023

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

Just because autumn is here it doesn't mean that everything in the garden stops, this blog gives you some ideas of what seeds to sow at the end of summer.

March 20, 2023

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.

September 5, 2022

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.

July 24, 2019

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.

July 16, 2019

World of Gardening

Most of us love to spend time outdoors when the weather allows and whether you have a large traditional garden or just a space for a couple of pots we have everything you need to help you achieve your perfect outdoor space.

June 18, 2019

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.

October 26, 2016

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.

June 22, 2016

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.

September 24, 2015

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.