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  • How to Plant Onion Sets in the Ground that have been grown in Cell Trays

    How to Plant Onion Sets in the Ground that have been grown in Cell Trays

    My Onion sets were planted in cell trays in the second week of March. One month later, in Mid April, they are now ready to be planted out in a raised beds. See my article: 🧅 How to Start Growing Onions in wet weather in Cell trays + Video. This year in Mid April, the…

  • Grow Veg Challenge – Grow your Own Coleslaw

    Grow Veg Challenge – Grow your Own Coleslaw

    One of my Projects this year is to Grow my Own Coleslaw. This is quite an interesting project as there are three vegetables I need to be able to harvest at the same time in order to achieve making the coleslaw in July or August. What is Coleslaw? Coleslaw or Slaw in the UK is…

  • Part 3 – How to Choose a Tomato Variety to Grow

    Part 3 – How to Choose a Tomato Variety to Grow

    There are more than 10,000 Tomato varieties worldwide! Tomato World Records There are a number of word records broken with Tomatoes. 1. Tallest Tomato Plant – according to the Guinness World of Records, a UK company in October 1999 reached a height of 19.8 meters (65 ft). 2. Most Cherry Tomatoes grown on a single…

  • Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Every vegetable grower has one, a difficult vegetable to grow. I’ve had more failures with growing Brussels Sprouts than any other vegetable. Yet I still pick myself up and try growing them again. This year is no exception, I am determined to find a way of actually getting some Brussels Sprouts on my dinner plate.…

  • Operation – Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Operation – Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan

    Every vegetable grower has one, a difficult vegetable to grow. I’ve had more failures with growing Brussels Sprouts than any other vegetable. Yet I still pick myself up and try growing them again. This year is no exception, I am determined to find a way of actually getting some Brussels Sprouts on my dinner plate.…

  • Popular Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    Popular Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    April is a bumper seed sowing month. Every weekend is packed with a number of vegetable seeds to get sowing in the greenhouse or direct into the soil outdoors. Temperatures have warmed up In April, the outdoor temperatures should have warmed up, the soil temperatures have warmed up and the overnight temperatures should now be…

  • Most Popular Seed Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    Most Popular Seed Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April

    April is a bumper seed sowing month. Every weekend is packed with a number of vegetable seeds to get sowing in the greenhouse or direct into the soil outdoors. Temperatures have warmed up In April, the outdoor temperatures should have warmed up, the soil temperatures have warmed up and the overnight temperatures should now be…

  • Part 4 – How to Plant Out Broad Beans into a Raised Bed with Video

    Part 4 – How to Plant Out Broad Beans into a Raised Bed with Video

    If you have been using my Free PDF Broad Bean Growing Checklist and have sown your seeds and they have germinated. You may now be ready to plant out your Broad Beans in a Raised bed. You will Need: How to Plant out Broad Beans in your Raised Bed How to Plant out Broad Bean…

  • Vegetable Growing Timeline – March

    Vegetable Growing Timeline – March

    This year I’ve started to use my favourite social media channel Twitter / X as my Daily Updates channel. I like this type of social media as in a few sentences and a photo (microblogging), I am able to update any of my followers as to what is happening in the Vegetable Garden in that…

  • Part 2 – How to Sow Tomato Seeds with short Sowing Video

    Part 2 – How to Sow Tomato Seeds with short Sowing Video

    Tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. so why not try sowing tomatoes this year. Sow along with me – I’m sowing… Tomato Variety: Cherrola F1 – red cherry tomato from MoreVeg.co.uk Tomato Variety: Orange Cherry – orange cherry tomato from MoreVeg.co.uk When to Sow Tomatoes Greenhouse Tomatoes – Sow: Late February to…

About Me

Hi, I’m Tracey — vegetable grower, passionate learner, and firm believer that anyone can grow their own food. While I work as an account manager during the day, my spare time has been dedicated to growing vegetables in my back garden for the last 23 years.

What started as a hobby grew into a passion, and now I’m building a place where others can learn too. This is your veg-growing hub for practical advice, seasonal inspiration, beginner-friendly learning, and real gardening experiences from someone who’s grown through every success and setback.

Real gardening, real learning, real harvests.

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Vegetable Growing for Beginners – The Course

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Ever dreamed of growing your own vegetables but didn’t know where to start? Ever felt overwhelmed and not sure what to try first?

Learn as You Grow is my beginner-friendly course that shows you exactly how to grow your own food, step by step, seed by seed.

We’ll cover soil, sowing, simple tools, and everything in between so you can go from confused to confident in your own little vegetable patch.

No jargon. Just the basics, taught in a simple (pre-recorded) video course, so you can grow your own vegetables with confidence, the easy

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