Storm Darragh hit the UK with a red warning for the coast of Wales. We had some damage, but didn't suffer too badly.

Some years ago we moved to a new house which had a tiny suburban garden giving little room for growing vegetables, mainly a small herb bed and some salad crops. Then I realised there was an allotment ...

Home growing of mushrooms was not unusual in the inter-war years. During WW2 most gardeners used their time to grow basic food crops but after WW2 home mushroom growing enjoyed a resurgence. The ...

In the UK, allotments are small parcels of land rented to individuals usually for the purpose of growing food crops. There is no set standard size but the most common plot is 10 rods, an ancient ...

I’m totally convinced that they don’t make them like they used to. My 1976 Merry Tiller is built like a Panzer tank! Modern machines may be quieter and more efficient but the older rotavators are ...

The government has been promoting allotment growing and regeneration. Their sites will give you an insight into official thinking about allotments. The major national gardening and allotment societies ...

Articles to do with improving the soil, making and using composts and fertilisers, using organic and inorganic fertiliser, composition of fertilisers and manures etc. It’s really very simple, the ...

There is a lot of confusion over the difference between broccoli and calabrese . The easy way for gardeners to remember is that broccoli is an over wintered crop and calabrese produces its crop the ...

In April 2019 I got an Eden Burford greenhouse and this is my honest review of it. Basically I think it's an excellent greenhouse from a good company but they could do better with the instructions.

As someone who gardens and grows vegetables on a heavy clay soil with a solid brown clay sub-soil, I am always interested in ways to improve this soil. Using gypsum not only results in better crops ...

It’s a very large family but all members share certain characteristics such as a preference of soils with a high pH and tend to be susceptible to the same diseases such as club root. The edible ...

Vegetable growing – how to grow vegetables, guides & advice, articles. These vegetable growing guides are designed to introduce you to the main facts needed when growing the individual vegetables. In ...