Get your garden summer-ready with easy-to-follow tips for beginner gardeners. This section breaks down the basics for a range of sun-loving veggies.
Nothing makes me happier than purchasing more and more packets of seeds. Looking through all those colourful sachets showing vegetables and flowers at their best, with new and exciting varieties that promise tastier, more reliable crops being bred all the time. ‘Do I really need that packet of seed?’ Is a question I should ask…
Peas are some of the easiest and most exciting crops to grow in your garden. They’re among the first spring crops to pop up and their hardy seedlings can easily withstand light frost and cold spells. You can sow pea seeds directly in the ground or undercover and they should provide you with a steady supply of pea shoots and pea pods.
Don’t be embarrassed – it happens to the best of us. You invested money and time into your precious pea seedlings, only to find after a few months that they aren’t doing well at all. Before you write off this season as a loss, let’s uncover why your peas aren’t producing, and what adjustments you can make to save this season’s crop.
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…
What are burpless cucumbers, and how did they get their name? There’s a new marketing trend lately, and it’s all about the new variety of cucumbers that won’t make you burp! But do they truly live up to the hype, or is this just another hoax to get gardeners on their feet?
Pruning eggplants is often debated on many gardening forums. As a somewhat laid-back gardener, I can see the benefits of both sides of the argument. Any amount of pruning can increase light, air flow and new foliage growth at the same time as decrease the risk of pests and diseases. It can also make it…