Tag: top tips

  • Sowing Courgettes in April (Not May) is your ticket to an Earlier Harvest

    Sowing Courgettes in April (Not May) is your ticket to an Earlier Harvest

    Learn why sowing courgettes in April gives earlier, stronger crops in the UK. Discover when, how, and where to sow for the best results.

  • Year 2026 is the year I’m Growing Celeriac

    Celeriac is a strange creature that is a vegetable. If you thought Kohl Rabi was weird, wait until you see this bad boy! What’s is Celeriac? If someone described Celeriac to me, I don’t think I’d want to grow it. It does sound hideous to look at with its bulbous gnarled skin and celery type…

  • Slow Growing Vegetables to Sow Together in one Raised Bed

    Slow Growing Vegetables to Sow Together in one Raised Bed

    Slow-growing vegetables like leeks and parsnips can be sown together in one raised bed to maximize space and enjoy a great harvest in autumn. These root vegetables and alliums thrive from March to October, offering a low-maintenance solution for gardeners eager to extend their growing season.

  • Vegetables that Thrive in Wet Weather – What To Grow During a Rainy UK Season

    Discover vegetables that thrive in wet UK weather. Learn what to grow in rainy seasons and how to think like a grower in waterlogged soil.

  • Harvesting Pumpkins in the UK in October

    Harvesting Pumpkins in the UK in October

    October is Pumpkin Harvest month especially if you want to get carving for Halloween or making soups & pies! Why should you Harvest Pumpkins in October? Signs your Pumpkins are Ready for Harvest How to Harvest a Pumpkin for Storage in 3 Easy Steps Pumpkins have to be cut off the vine and have their…

  • Why You Shouldn’t Sow Vegetables in Wet Weather (and What to Do Instead)

    Why You Shouldn’t Sow Vegetables in Wet Weather (and What to Do Instead)

    Thinking of sowing or digging after rain? Wet weather can cause waterlogged soil, seed rot, and compacted beds. Discover why you shouldn’t sow vegetables in wet soil and what to do instead for a healthy, thriving veg garden

  • How to Water Vegetable Plants in a Heatwave

    How to Water Vegetable Plants in a Heatwave

    Plant stress is a real thing and in a heatwave, plants will need water otherwise there is a threat of withering. Plants can survive no water to some extent but they are not miracle workers. No water along with other factors such as extreme heat or how dry the soil was to start with can…

  • The Veg Lab – Does Companion Planting actually work?

    The Veg Lab – Does Companion Planting actually work?

    New for 2025 is The Veg Lab which debunks some of the most commonly asked questions when growing vegetables. I’ll be experimenting these claims in my own vegetable garden to see whether they are true or false. ‘There are no Gardening mistakes, only experiments’ Janet Kilburn Phillips. Experiment – Does Companion Planting actually work? First…

  • Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed

    It’s mid April and time to plant out the Onions I grew from seed in January. It’s a fairly simple process of removing the onions from their modules and planting out in a hole in the soil. There’s a few things you should know about transplanting onions: Video – Planting Onion Seedlings in Raised Beds…

  • Planting Shallots into Raised Beds

    Planting Shallots into Raised Beds

    My Shallots have been started off in a cell tray in the unheated greenhouse in November. They have happily sat all winter, creating their root system in the confines of the cell tray. In March, it’s time to plant them outside in a raised bed, so they can stretch their roots and grow their shoots…