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Want to grow your own tasty tatties? Sample home grown splendid spuds? In this week’s video, Ben guides us through four options for growing potatoes, no matter what your growing space, from raised beds, to bare ground, straw and even in pots or bags. Mashed, boiled, roasted, chipped, you name it, there’s a potato for…
Spring is around the corner and it’s time to supercharge your soil, ready for the growing season. It’s important to top up your soil’s nutrients at this time of year, every year. but where do you start and how do you do it? All your questions are answered in this week’s episode. Want to get…
Winter getting you down? Can’t wait to get growing? In this week’s episode Ben warms our hearts with his selection of vegetables that you can start sowing in February. You can feel really smug knowing that you’re getting a head start on the growing season and there’s a surprisingly wide variety to choose from. But…
Carrots used to be white, so how did they become orange and why? In this week”s short video, Ben plays detective as he unveils the mystery of the origins of the orange carrot… If you want to grow your own carrots, check out this video https://youtu.be/jvn_HHIB6tM
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. The best things in life are free, and that includes growing your own organic fruits and vegetables. If you’re not careful, breaking ground on your own vegetable garden can soon start to get expensive. But it doesn’t have to! In this short video we’ll share our fabulously…
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💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There are so many gardening myths out there, waiting to trip up the unwary gardener. It’s sometimes hard to separate the truth from the nonsense, but don’t worry – we’re here to help. From fallacies about feeding plants to suspect ways to improve soil, garden ‘wisdom’ isn’t…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Compost is the foundation to a thriving vegetable garden. In fact, compost heaps are nothing short of horticultural alchemy, turning garden waste and kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich goodness. If you’re not yet composting, now’s as good a time as any to get started. If you are, then…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It’s that time of year again – the autumn garden cleanup! Clearing away the debris of the past growing season helps to keep the garden tidy and reduces problems with pests and diseases. But it’s important not to get too carried away. With careful timing and targeted…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Blueberries are one of nature’s superfoods, crammed with essential nutrients, minerals and health-boosting polyphenols. Fortunately for health-conscious gardeners, they’re very easy to grow – if you get the soil conditions right. Treated right, blueberries will reward you with heavy crops of delicious, dusky berries. In this short…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Canning (also known as bottling) is a fantastic and cost-effective way to store your produce, enabling you to lock away the freshness of summer to enjoy any time of year. To can your produce safely you need to know how to effectively sterilize jars and create the…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. The arrival of autumn sees us busy tidying up the vegetable garden and clearing away the spent crops of summer. But there are still some crops to be sown, even now. It may be cooler than it was, but there’s life in the old growing season yet!…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Squashes are a staple in many gardens, yielding versatile fruits that spark our culinary creativity. They’re vigorous growers, but that doesn’t mean they’re trouble-free. Pesky pests, diseases such as powdery mildew, accidental damage, and incorrect harvesting and storing can all take their toll on your crop. In…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and vegetables, but when everything seemingly needs harvested at the same time you can’t beat the convenience of the freezer. In this short video we’ll share handy tips to make the most of your freezer space, as well…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We’re delighted and humbled to announce that the GrowVeg YouTube Channel has now reached a significant milestone – a quarter of a million subscribers! And it’s all down to you wonderful viewers. We’d like to say thanks in person – please check out this short video to…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It’s the middle of summer and harvests are coming thick and fast! But as you pick and pull some very obvious gaps will be starting to appear. To keep your garden productive for as long as possible you need to plug those gaps with more plants, pronto!…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Hot, dry weather means lots of watering. It takes time and can be costly, but a simple technique – mulching – offers a simple way to conserve precious soil moisture. Covering moist soil reduces evaporation, erosion and weed competition, which means less work for you! Use organic…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Sensational celery packs a tasty punch and is a prime ingredient in the kitchen. It’s really easy to grow too, whether you choose a trenching variety or the even more straightforward self-blanching type. Grow your own celery and you could be harvesting delectable stems from summer right…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. On warm days there’s nothing more satisfying than a fresh salad, straight from your garden – especially lettuce in all its fabulous forms. But not everyone has the space to dedicate an entire bed to salads, which is where growing vertically comes in! When space is in…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. 3 Easy Leafy Herbs for Beginners to Grow Fresh herbs bring our cooking to life, with three leafy herbs in particular cropping up time and again: basil, cilantro (coriander), and parsley. These leafy herbs are incredibly versatile and exceptionally easy to grow too. In this short video,…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Ladybugs (also known as ladybirds or lady beetles) are one of the gardener’s biggest allies. Both the adults and their ferocious-looking larvae are insatiable aphid-munchers, so they’re an essential part of your garden’s natural pest control team. You probably know an adult ladybug when you see one,…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Whether you know them as zucchini or courgette, these stars of the summer garden are renowned for being incredibly prolific. Get zucchini off to a good start and there’s no end to their generosity – you can even eat their flowers too! In this short video we’ll…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. With unbeatable aroma, character and taste, tomatoes are a must-have crop in the vegetable garden. There’s nothing quite like a fresh, home-grown tomato. Tomatoes have specific needs to grow and fruit well, but get things right and you can be picking sun-ripened, garden-grown toms within just a…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all know that kids are bundles of boundless energy, so it’s no surprise that the coronavirus lockdown is proving exhausting for many parents! If you’re looking for ideas to keep your little ones occupied, look no further. As a base for homeschooling lessons, art projects, nature…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Are you self-isolating or in lockdown because of COVID-19? Join the club! But with the right mindset – and our gardens – we’ll get through this. This enforced time at home is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your garden. In this short video we’ll share some…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. When fresh produce is thin on the ground, it’s comforting to know you’ve got a store cupboard full of preserved foods from your garden. Planting for the pantry means you can enjoy more of your delicious fruits and vegetables for longer, and helps avoid problems with unmanageable…
Plastic bottles and soda bottles accumulate quickly in many homes however they are an excellent resource for growing vegetables and in particular small-space gardens. And no these aren’t simply 7 different shaped pots, these 7 hacks range from seedling guards to slug traps and seed storage to water reservoirs. Use these hacks to make your…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. The Garden Planner makes it simple to create the perfect plans for your vegetable garden. It includes detailed growing information on all commonly grown vegetables, fruit and herbs and adapts to your local area, advising you on when to sow, plant and harvest your crops If you…
