How to grow shallots
Shallot 'Longor' in a wooden
In the Veg Patch
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Getting the Most From your Tomatoes
Tomatoes will be ripening now and need to be picked regularly to keep the plants cropping. The fruits are best picked in the late afternoon when their sugar …
Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas)
Potato season has started with many seed potatoes chitting away in preparation for planting in a few weeks’ time and others ordered and on their way. We all …
The Art of Grafting
It would be easy to think that the art of grafting one plant onto the rootstock of another is relatively new but in fact evidence exists of it having been used …
Artisan Bumble Bee Mix Tomatoes
Hopefully you’ve noticed that our range of tomato seeds has got even bigger for 2015 with the addition of many new and exciting varieties. In all we’ve …
Indigo Rose Black Tomatoes – the ripening process
We’ve had some great feedback from customers growing our brand new Indigo Rose tomato but also some questions as to how to tell when the fruits are ripe. …
Growing for Showing – The results!
That’s it – show time! All those weeks of sowing, growing, nurturing and care have finally come to fruition. Produce was on the table and the judges …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for August 1914
This garden diary would have been written and printed in 1913. Little did they know that war was just around the corner. Read on for the August advice given to …
The Importance of July and August Sown Vegetables
In 2014 we no longer sell Dandelions as we doubt there’s much demand however we do supply the other vegetable seeds featured in the below article …
Vegetables – You are what you eat!
It has been known for many years that vegetables make an important contribution to a healthy diet. Recently even more information has come to light on how …