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 ...

Comparing Grow Lights Many home growers are using grow lights to produce out of season but which system is the best for the ...

The results are in from a trial of Bustaseed Seedling Trays with standard commercial seedling trays undertaken by Queen's ...

Tayberry (Rubus fruticosus x ideaus) is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and is named after the River Tay in Scotland. It was patented in 1979. If there is only space to grow one ...

Parsnip seed does not store beyond a year, so discard any seeds you don’t use after opening the packet. Suitable for container growing in large pots or tubs, or in borders as long as the soil is not ...

Proper storage of gardening tools is essential to maintain their condition. Without proper storage, tools can rust, rot, and ...

A look at allotment letting agreements, what these agreements cover and the legal aspects of leasing an allotment. By Sarah Gill, a legal blogger from Clickdocs (now defunct I believe), who were one ...

Brussels Sprouts were a popular vegetable in Belgium, hence the name. They are delicious if grown and cooked correctly – see Brussels sprouts recipes and are an excellent source of vitamins C, K, B12, ...

Happily these small white spots on potatoes are not a reason for great concern. They are actually swollen lenticels caused by too much water. Lenticels are minute organs used by the tuber to breathe ...

Scorzonera is a root crop which was well known and popular in the Victorian garden. It is very rarely seen in the shops because it’s not commonly known nowadays and so not popular. Yet the flavour of ...

Every year we sit down with the merchant’s catalogues and try and decide what potatoes to grow. With the all the different varieties on offer, no easy task. Usually we stick to some that we know grow ...

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 ...