Grow your own

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There’s nothing more magical than eating fresh produce straight from the plant.

Herbs are one of the best plants to grow when you have a nice bit of sunshine to enjoy.

Even if you only have a small garden or just a patio, you can still easily grow your own tasty fruit and vegetables.

Interest in ‘Homegrown’ continues to rise and growing your own super tasty and healthy fruit and vegetables at home is...

With the arrival of autumn comes a task that’s the bane of the season for many gardeners.

After a long summer of getting the best out of your lawn, it is time to start preparing it for winter.

With an estimated 24 million gardens in the UK, this provides a huge amount of space and opportunity to help wildlife...

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Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are tubers that grow and form at the plant’s roots.

Organic and natural methods are very popular with home gardeners who want to decrease their dependence on chemicals in...

By eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables we can bolster our natural defences against, and reduce our risk of...

What a fantastic year it has been so far for growing your own veg. The weather has been conducive for most crops...

The increase in popularity of Indian, Thai and Mexican food has raised the cult status of chillies.

Pumpkins aren’t only for Halloween carving, they are a very tasty and useful vegetable. They can be stored for months...

Asparagus is a long-term crop, usually providing up to 20 years of delicious spears if you plant well and care for the...

No summer salad is complete without juicy home-grown tomatoes picked at their peak of maturity, fresh from the vine...

From chunky soups to winter salads, there are so many ways to use winter vegetables. Including yummy creamy pumpkin...

Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...

Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...

When you think of citrus fruit, oranges and lemons immediately spring to mind. But it’s possible to grow much more than...