Carrot Root Fly are one of the most persistent perennial pests in the garden. They are active for the entire growing season, and can happily lay eggs on alternative vegetables and herbs even if you don’t have carrots in the first place. For the last ten years, we have really struggled, and have tried everything…
We’ve all read conflicting advice on what we can and can’t throw in the compost bin. Some people are more cautious than others and avoid composting any diseased plants, seeds, weeds, lemon rinds, and all kinds of materials. Today, we’ll be focusing on tomato plants – are they compostable, and if so, what are some…
There are dozens of varieties of bunching onions but, for me, it’s the early cropping spring onion that tops the lot, and growing bunching onions couldn’t be simpler. By their nature, bunching onions need almost no care, to the point that if you forget about them, they will just die back and regrown next year,…
In recent years I’ve learned the art of pickling (and it truly is an art), and discovered some of the best pickling cucumber varieties that make the process a whole lot simpler; from the beautiful, to the downright delicious. We’re all guilty of forgetting about our gardens in winter to some extent, but learning to…
Growing sweet potatoes in the UK isn’t simple, but it needn’t be complicated either. This guide gives straightforward advice and fail-safe instructions on getting the most out of that delicious tuber. Everyone has that one crop they’ve just never had any luck with. For me, it’s sweet potatoes, but this year I had a gigantic…
Carrots have a strict growing routine, regardless of when you sow them, so accepting that there is no strict “best time to thin carrots” is crucial to your success. Carrots don’t listen to dates and have one of the longest season ranges of any garden vegetable. You can sow carrots as early as February, or…