Growing guides

The basis of so many delicious dishes, onions (Allium cepa) are an essential ingredient in every cook’s store cupboard...

Parsnips are a nutty and sweet root vegetable that can take 5-6 months to reach maturity! But the flavour of homegrown...

Squash or patty pan squash as they are often called - because of their UFO like shape - are an easy to grow summer...

Nothing beats home-grown peas for their tenderness and taste. That's because when they’re picked, their sugars start to...

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are tubers that grow and form at the plant’s roots. Plants also produce flowering shoots...

Delicious in pies, soups and stews and full of vitamins and minerals, pumpkins are a tasty autumn and winter treat...

Radishes are one of the easiest and speediest vegetable crops to grow! Perfect for the time poor or beginner gardener...

Rhubarbs edible stalks grow from a central crown and this popular vegetable is most commonly eaten as a sweet! Once...

Runner beans, or more correctly scarlet runner beans, (Phaseolus coccineus) are among the easiest and most rewarding...

Bags of salad leaves are quite expensive to buy and have a fairly short lifespan in the fridge. Grow your own salad...

Shallots ( Allium cepa var. aggregatum) are a member of the onion family loved by chefs and home cooks for their mild...

Silverbeet is also commonly referred to as Swiss chard, chard or rainbow chard. The rainbow variety has brightly...