Gardening Calendar

TOP TIPS FOR SOWING VEGTABLES
Most vegetables are raised from seed, making them fantastic value – for the price of a single lettuce bought in the shops, you can buy a packet of ...

SPEEDY VEG
When you're just starting out, full of enthusiasm and keen to get going, it can seem an age to wait before you pick the first fruits of all your ha...

SOWING AND GROWING ANNUAL HERBS
Big pots of leafy, flavoursome and generous annual herbs sat just outside the back door where you can reach out and pick them for your cooking are ...

KEEPING THE CROPS COMING
One of the real skills of good vegetable growing is the ability to time the cycle of sowing, growing and harvesting so you always have a steady str...

SEEDS AND CUTTINGS
GROWING FROM CUTTINGSCuttings fall into three main groups, but whichever method you use it is essential that cuttings are taken from healthy plants...

GROWING GRAPEVINES
Of all the fruit you can grow in the garden, a grapevine is among the most productive and beautiful. All you need is a sunny wall, fence or pergola...