Growing food to share: 4 quick tips
Whether it’s a few surplus vegetable plants left on a friend’s doorstep, or some freshly-picked fruit and veg for an elderly neighbour to enjoy, gardening …
Vegetable Growing
Learn how to grow vegetables here – our comprehensive guides include step-by-step advice on how to sow your own vegetable seeds or successfully grow on vegetable plants to save time. For the best advice on which veg varieties to choose, when and where to plant them, and how to store your precious harvests, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about growing vegetables, from plot to plate, including a quick video on how to pot on plug plants:
How to grow carrots
We asked experienced allotment grower Lee Senior for his top tips on how to grow long straight carrots while deterring the dreaded pest - carrot fly. Here’s …
Best expert advice on growing veg plants
Here’s a wealth of top tips to help you grow great veg.
How to grow broad beans
We asked experienced allotmenteer Lee Senior for his best broad bean advice. Here are his top tips.
Best expert advice on growing peas
Whether you want to sow traditional pea seeds or grow sugar snaps or mangetouts, here are some professional tips to help you harvest a bumper crop.
Best expert advice on growing beans
Take a scroll through these top tips and grow your best ever crop of bean plants - whether you prefer runner beans, broad beans, French beans or even something …
Best expert advice on growing broccoli
Here, we’ve brought together our favourite video tutorials, expert articles and Instagram posts to help you harvest delicious homegrown broccoli almost all …
How to grow sweet potatoes
Here, experienced allotment grower Lee Senior generously shares practical tips to help you grow sweet
Guide to companion planting
We asked experienced allotment grower, Lee Senior, for his top tips on what to grow with your vegetable plants to keep pests at bay. Here’s his expert …
How to grow asparagus: a simple guide to planting and harvesting
We asked experienced allotment grower, Lee Senior, for his top tips on growing, planting and harvesting asparagus. Here’s his tried and tested