Seeds of fast leafy salad crops can be sown until the end of July and they will be ready to start picking in about 50 days. Loose leaf Lollo Biondi and Lollo Rossa will be ready from about this time and you can pick individual leaves as you need them. Give them some cloche protection [...]

The curly herb Parsley crispum is naturally slow to germinate. If the soil dries out it may never germinate. Try watering the drill then sow the seed in the drill covering with dry soil. This covering will dramatically reduce evaporation so the seed will be in contact with moisture for longer. Pre soak the seed [...]

Homegrown organic vegetables are definitely worth the effort of time. Growing vegetables will reward you with a fresh and tasty supply of your favourite vegetables. You can also have the reassurance of knowing how they were grown without the unnecessary spraying of countless chemicals. These are some tips to get the best results from growing [...]

Runner Beans are an excellent vegetable to grow. Homegrown varieties are often more succulent and tasty than supermarket varieties. Runner BEans also provide an attractive focal point for any kitchen garden. In fact you could easily grow Runner Beans within a cottage garden. Once established they can grow very rapidly and are mainly resilient to [...]

Our family have a saying that ‘broad beans make a salad’. We like the young tender beans raw in salads even more than we like them cooked. Spring is a good time to plant broad beans and young plants are appearing at retailers so try some now. These stubby 2-3″ high plants can be planted [...]

Parsnips can produce good yields and Giant Parsnips can produce even more weight of crop. It all depends on the care and attention Parsnips are given