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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Courgette and Nut cake is an easy healthier cake that help to use up your glut of Courgettes. A 2lb cake will easily feed 8 people with healthy appetites.

Capsicum is another name for both sweet, bell-shaped peppers and hot chilli peppers. In the UK, sweet peppers are normally a greenhouse crop although in a good summer it is possible to grow them ...

Kiwifruit can be grown successfully in the UK so long as you have plenty of space and a sunny spot. Despite the ‘kiwi’ name suggesting they come from New Zealand, they are actually from southern China ...

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 ...

Recipe for Courgette "Meatballs" and Curry Gravy. Serve immediately with basmati rice and/or roti or naan bread. Serves 4 with something else on the side.

Recipe for Spiced Plum Jam with Walnuts. All Plum Jams are really easy to make as plums have a lot of pectin so setting is seldom a problem.

Welcome to my allotment garden diary. Quite simply this is a record of our success and failures growing our own, gardening and trying to live the good life. A diary is actually a really useful tool ...