The best British vegetables to grow at home
Almost any vegetable you can buy seed for can be grown in the garden or on the patio. Just follow the instructions for best times to sow and plant out. Remember some plants are not hardy and could be...
Grow your own vegetables
Grow your own vegetables
Growing your own takes your culinary endeavours to a new level. You can eat with the seasons and you know exactly what you're EATING. No matter your garden size or where you are based, our tips have you covered.
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What are the easiest vegetables to grow?
Interest in ‘Homegrown’ continues to rise and growing your own super tasty and healthy fruit and vegetables at home is...
Which fruit and vegetables can I grow in the shade?
Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...
The best plants and vegetables for beginner gardeners
We like to help our budding gardeners out over here at LoveTheGarden, by making sure we always include a range of how-to...
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Grow your own food
Growing your own fruit and veg is one of the most rewarding things you can do in the garden.
The tea production process
Ever wondered how tea is produced? Let us take you on the process and hopefully inspire you to grow your own tea.
Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica)
Growing and eating kale, or borecole, has never been more popular.
How to grow corn
Whether it’s sweet corn or a different variety, corn is one of the world’s most important seed-based crops. It’s a...
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
Broccoli is now an incredibly popular vegetable – probably mainly due to its high vitamin content and its supposed use...
How to grow peppers
The process for growing peppers is very similar to how you would grow chilli peppers (obviously) and more surprisingly...
Broad beans (Vicia faba)
Broad beans are a delicious vegetable that’s easy to grow and well worth the space in the garden. The flowers are highly...
Currants - black, red and white (Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum)
Bursting with vitamin C, currants are an easily grown soft fruit.
How to grow and care for rhubarb
You simply can’t beat a delicious rhubarb crumble made with your very own sweet, tart rhubarb stems.
Celery (Apium graveolens)
Celery used to be considered as a bit of a difficult crop to grow. But modern, self-blanching varieties make it much...
How to grow and care for Sweet Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum)
Sweet peppers (or capsicum) come in a good range of fruit colours when mature - red, orange, yellow and even purple...
Cherries (Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus)
Cherries are one of the best fresh fruit flavours of summer and they’re pretty easy to grow at home. Improvements and...