Kitchen Garden

Tomato growers – timing is everything!

14th April 2022

If the sunshine gets you going and you are ready to plant tomatoes, wait until it’s warm enough.

Grafted Tomatoes – so much more fruit!

12th April 2022

Grafted tomatoes aren’t a new idea but the modern reintroductions have revolutionised tomato growing for amateur gardeners.

Spring Start : Stop : Start

20th March 2022

Spring: Start, Stop, Start! Spring in the UK has always been unpredictable and always will be. It’s warm, it’s cold, it’s in between. It’s difficult

How to Grow Basil up North

3rd May 2021

Basil is a warm, or even hot climate plant and living in the North of England or further north makes it challenging to grow at

Your own New Potatoes for Christmas?

22nd June 2020

New Potatoes for Christmas? Late Planting or Christmas potatoes as they are commonly known are planted late-June or July to produce that “new potato” taste late

Fresh herbs for your kitchen

2nd April 2020

Fresh herbs for your kitchen are a dream for most of us and an essential for many. Most herbs are easy to grow in the

How to Grow Potatoes from Seed Potatoes

22nd February 2019

Growing you own potatoes from seed potatoes (also call tubers), is rewarding and the flavours just seem better too. Seed potatoes are young small potatoes