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Pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata)
Pumpkins aren’t only for Halloween carving, they are a very tasty and useful vegetable. They can be stored for months...
What are the easiest vegetables to grow?
Interest in grows your own continues to rise and growing your own tasty and healthy fruit and veg at home are easier...
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
Asparagus is a long-term crop, usually providing up to 20 years of delicious spears if you plant well and care for the...
Tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum)
No summer salad is complete without juicy home-grown tomatoes picked at their peak of maturity, fresh from the vine...
Winter vegetable recipes
From chunky soups to winter salads, there are so many ways to use winter vegetables. Including yummy creamy pumpkin...
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...
Where to plant fruit and vegetables in the garden
Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...
Oranges are not the only fruit
Members of the citrus family – oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits and so on – are prized for their flavoursome fruits...
Thanksgiving dinner: the way the pilgrims did it
Thanksgiving dinner, the way the Pilgrims did it compared to today has a great deal of similarities.
How to grow pumpkins for Halloween
When Halloween comes, most you may be heading out at the last minute seeking a pumpkin or two, only to find that they...
Carrots (Daucus carota)
Carrots are relatively easy to grow and can be sown regularly throughout the season for an abundance of carrot crops...