How to Avoid Bitter Cucumbers
The anticipation of that first bite as the new cucumbers begin to develop. Followed by the huge disappointment and surprise of a disgustingly bitter taste. …
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Watering the Garden Made Easy
Watering the garden can be a real chore during summer or it can be an opportunity to study your garden. Enjoying looking at plants you might otherwise miss. …
June Means New Potatoes
If May is the month of asparagus, then June must be dedicated to new potatoes. Loose-skinned and waxy they are very different to main crop varieties with their …
Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Pumpkins and winter squash are synonymous with autumn. Being muck loving plants they will have produced a good crop if grown in a sunny spot with plenty of …
New Early Delivery Option
Our 2017 Seed Catalogue launches our brand new Early Delivery option, on selected plants. Last frost dates differ from region to region and some gardeners are …
Harvesting and Storing Vegetables
Most foods are best eaten fresh but many of us will still be harvesting and storing vegetables. So, if you really can’t face chopping another tomato, …
Raspberries: What to grow, When to pick & Making Gin
Few things taste better than a ripe raspberry picked on a warm day and eaten from the hand. To my mind strawberries are great but raspberries are better. They …
Growbag Growing
Growbag growing used to be restricted to greenhouses but growbags also work really well on a sunny patio, deck or balcony. They are a great way of increasing …
March 1906 – Gardening Advice
Read on to see what seasonal advice was being given to allotment holders and working gardeners back in March 1906. Much of it still holds good
March Top Allotment Tips
It is amazing what a few days of sunshine can do! After weeks of dreary weather, the good weather near the end of February resulted in allotment sites across …