Wondering Which Tomatoes to Grow?
Tomatoes come in all shapes, sizes and colours with some being happy growing direct in the garden and others preferring the protection of a greenhouse. Some …
Novice Veg Growing
Patio Veg Collection
With a Suttons Patio Veg Collection you don’t need a dedicated veg patch, a patio or balcony will do fine. The varieties included have been specially …
Which potato?
Now is the time to start thinking about which potatoes to grow. We’ll be delivering seed potatoes from December onwards so best get your order in soon if you …
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Some people like their chilli peppers hot whereas others simply do not. Apparently it all depends on an individual’s palate and how many heat receptors they …
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 …
Seed potatoes – To Chit or not to Chit?
Once you have bought your seed potatoes the question is whether or not you need to chit them and this is a question that has been long debated. We at Suttons …
January Allotment Tips
If you are anything like me you will have probably over indulged on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year celebrations. During which time, any …
Giant F1 Gladiator Parsnip
A big thank you to Alison Watts & Liz West for their letter: My friend Liz and I took over our allotment last December so this is our first year, we …
Hello Gardening World
I’m back! *waves* The completely rubbish gardener – less green-fingered / more butter-fingered gardener has returned. I have read my last …