Monthly Planting Calendar (downloadable)
Growing your own vegetables and fruits is rewarding, but it takes quite a bit of experience and know-how to do it successfully. To get the best results, you need to know: what to plant when to plant...
Grow your own
Grow your own
Growing your own plants is an exciting experience, but all sorts of factors can affect growth. You'll need to know the right environment, what feed to use and how to make sure they survive! Our guides will show you how.
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Plants with Benefits
There is no doubt that plants are good for us. They make our homes and gardens look attractive and colourful, they give...
Easiest Flowers and Vegetables to Plant for Beginner Gardeners
Beautiful weather and lots of sun are usually enough to entice most of us outside, even in the middle of winter...
Growing fruit and vegetables in pots and containers
Even if you only have a small garden or just a balcony or small courtyard, you can still grow your own tasty fruit and...
What to do in your garden in June
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10 easy steps to growing your own food
Growing your own fruit and vegetables is one of the most rewarding things you can do in the garden. There’s nothing...
Top 10 easy vegetables to grow at home
The ‘grow your own’ trend continues unabated. It’s easy to produce your own nutritious and flavoursome fruit and...
Do you want to grow big juicy tomatoes at home?
There is a sense of satisfaction that comes when you grow your own tomatoes. From watching them grow to picking them...
Caring for potted veggies and herbs
Home grown herbs and vegetables are a tasty addition to the family diet and growing them in pots is a great way to have...
Planting healthy fruit & citrus trees
Whether it’s a lime tree in the back corner or a blueberry in the front garden, planting fruiting trees is its own...
Winter in the vegetable patch
"Winter" means different things to different people - it all depends on where you live! There are two distinct winters...
Starting your patch from scratch
Fresh herbs and vegetables can transform any meal into a masterpiece and no matter where you live, there are loads of...
How to grow strawberries
Nothing beats the flavour of strawberries picked fresh from the garden. Warm and oozing with sweetness, perfectly ripe...
How to Grow and Care for Tasty Tomatoes
There’s nothing like the flavour of home-grown tomatoes picked fresh from the plant. They’re aromatic, juicy and packed...
How to grow carrots
Growing your own vegetables is all about having better looking, fresher, tastier crops than those generally available...
Beginners' guide to growing herbs
Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow, and the most delicious. Grow them in the garden, on a windowsill or in...
Potting Mix 101
If you’re looking at growing your own herbs and vegetables in pots or containers, then you need to invest in the best...
