Welcome to ‘Suttons Growing Guides’
Read our latest ‘how to grow’ articles in the tabs below. Whether you’re a beginner gardener or an experienced allotmenteer, our detailed growing guides are packed with top tips, practical advice and inspirational ideas.
Are you planning a new garden design, keen to try new and unusual vegetables, or looking to sow flower seeds that bloom all summer long? Take a leisurely browse through the menu on the right and see which of our articles catches your eye…
Recent vegetable growing guides
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How to grow potatoes
Here’s our ultimate guide to growing your own potatoes. An easy, low …
How to grow mushrooms from spawn plugs
Mushrooms are fun and easy to grow at home and, once established, provide …
How to grow rhubarb
Here’s our ultimate guide to planting and growing rhubarb. Producing …
Building a Natural Defence Against Climate Change
Guest blog: in an extract from her new book, The Climate Change Garden, …
Flowers, Fruit and Vegetable Sowing, Harvesting/Flowering Chart Information
Whether you’re sowing fruit and vegetables this year or planning for …
Growing Sweet Potato Plants
Our Sweet Potato Growing Guide provides extensive information to grow …
Recent potato growing guides
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Which potato for your recipes
November is the time to start thinking about which potatoes to grow. …
Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas)
Potato season has started with many seed potatoes chitting away in …
The Art of Grafting
It would be easy to think that the art of grafting one plant onto the …
GROWING FOR SHOWING – potatoes, onions and garlic
I was doing so well. Most of the seeds and plants are ordered and now I'm …
Disaster has struck..
..In the name of Blight! Below are some piccies of the …
Potates nearing lift-off
Not long ago, I said that my second crop potatoes were doing well (see …
Recent fruit growing guides
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Mulberry Charlotte Russe Growing Guide
Hard to find the fruits in supermarkets, you can have all the joys of …
Blackcurrants, Fourberries and Jostaberries Growing Guide
Site and Preparation Blackcurrants prefer a well drained, fertile soil, in …
Raspberry Growing Guide
Raspberries grow best in a well-drained but moisture retentive, fertile …
Hybrid Berries and Blackberry Growing Guide
Blackberries grow best in a well drained, fertile soil in a sunny or …
Cranberries, Juniper, Sloe, Goji and Black Chokeberry Growing Guide
Cranberries Growing Guide Cranberries require a sunny sheltered position, …
Kiwi Growing Guide
The Kiwi is a vigorous climber and if allowed can reach a height of 10m …
Recent flower growing guides
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Edible flowers guide
Flowers are not only beautiful to behold, many are edible too. What’s …
How to grow saffron crocus
Here’s everything you need to know about growing saffron crocuses in …
How to grow ranunculus
Here’s our ultimate guide to planting and growing ranunculus bulbs. …
Hemerocallis Growing Guide
Hemerocallis are perennial plants with lily-like flowers, producing a …
Why Buy Plug Plants?
Plug plants are a great value way to buy plants if you don't wish to grow …
Perennial Plants Flowering Times Guide
From Achilleas all the way through to West country Lupins and whether …