Why it’s best NOT to eat squashes fresh
Here’s why you should store your squashes before eating them, and some tips on the best varieties to grow.
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 pumpkins and winter squashes
Here’s everything you need to know to sow and care for your pumpkins ready for Halloween and beyond.
Start planning your winter veg
Here’s our monthly guide to sowing vegetable seeds.
How to grow radicchio – the jewel winter crop
Here’s how to grow this colourful winter crop.
Best expert advice on growing cauliflowers
For the best advice on growing cauliflowers, we’ve gathered together a collection of expert tips from the online horticultural world.
How to avoid bitter cucumbers
Here we take a look at how and why cucumbers turn bitter and what you can do to avoid it happening.
Fun facts about Brussels sprouts
Here we separate fact from fiction with a fun look at this controversial Christmas veg.
A guide to small space gardens: patios, balconies and windowsills
Here’s our guide on the best way to produce lots of wonderful, healthy fruit and veg in a small space garden. Includes specific vegetable seeds to grow on …
Best expert advice on growing chard
If you’re looking for helpful hints to get the best from your Swiss chard, these highly knowledgeable growers are well worth checking out.
How to harvest and preserve cucamelons
Here are three of our favourite ways to use cucamelons in the kitchen.