Sunday night the winds were gusting to over 60mph. Thanks to the Met Office we knew it was coming and thought we were ready ...

Outdoor sweetcorn success. Repairing the bird damage to the polytunnel. Radish leaves become a delicious and nutritious soup, ...

Radish leaf soup, appears in various cuisines as a peasant or rustic dish. Its origins are deeply rooted in traditional agricultural communities where minimizing waste and making the most of available ...

Some years ago we moved to a new house which had a tiny suburban garden giving little room for growing vegetables, mainly a small herb bed and some salad crops. Then I realised there was an allotment ...

Home growing of mushrooms was not unusual in the inter-war years. During WW2 most gardeners used their time to grow basic food crops but after WW2 home mushroom growing enjoyed a resurgence. The ...

These fruit growing guides are designed to introduce you to the main facts needed when growing the individual fruits. They also link through to other relevant pages on the site. For example – there is ...

Most compound fertilisers will contain three elements essential for growth, NPK which stands for Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). These elements help plants grow in different ways. An ...

I’m totally convinced that they don’t make them like they used to. My 1976 Merry Tiller is built like a Panzer tank! Modern machines may be quieter and more efficient but the older rotavators are ...

The government has been promoting allotment growing and regeneration. Their sites will give you an insight into official thinking about allotments. The major national gardening and allotment societies ...

One of the great joys of mid-winter is sitting down with the seed catalogues and deciding what to buy. New varieties of seeds, old favourite seeds. Masses of choice and not enough room to grow them ...

Recipe for Spiced Plum Jam with Walnuts. All Plum Jams are really easy to make as plums have a lot of pectin so setting is seldom a problem.

In the UK, allotments are small parcels of land rented to individuals usually for the purpose of growing food crops. There is no set standard size but the most common plot is 10 rods, an ancient ...