Raised Beds, In the Ground or Containers – Where Should You Grow? When people decide they want to start growing vegetables, one of the first questions is usually: Where am I actually going to grow them? Do I need raised beds? Can I simply plant into the soil I already...
Garden myth: Milk or baking soda for powdery mildew? Every growing season it happens in my garden too. Everything is growing beautifully and then one morning I walk past the cucumbers, pumpkins or courgettes and spot it… That first little white powdery patch on a...
My top 5 natural pest control hacks for the new growing season A new growing season means new seedlings, loads of growth and hopefully plenty of food coming from the garden. Unfortunately, it also means the pests are back! Over the years I have learned that pest...
Should you remove the first flowers from young vegetable plants? You bring home a beautiful little tomato, pepper or aubergine seedling from the nursery and notice something exciting: It already has flowers! Surely that's a good thing? Flowers mean fruit is...
Nematodes in the veggie garden – what now? A few days ago I walked into the veggie garden and noticed something strange with my spinach. Most of the plants looked absolutely fine. In fact, during the day I didn't really take much notice of them because I knew I was...
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Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoes – What’s the Difference? You are standing at the nursery looking at all those beautiful little tomato seedlings. Roma. Cherry. Beefsteak. Cocktail. Yellow. Red. You pick a few, take them home, plant them... and then three months...
