There are 2 ways to growing cucumbers indoors or outdoors. You can grow cucumbers in your garden soil, in containers or pots and in growbags. One reason why gardeners love growing cucumbers is that home-grown cucumbers taste so much better than shop-bought ones – they actually taste wonderful. The differences between indoor and outdoor cucumbers are: outdoor cucumbers […]
Vegetable Gardening
An delicious but unusual potato to grow
How to Grow Purple Potatoes I love growing early Purple potatoes…purely because it’s more unusual. They are very versatile when cooking, I boil them, roast or mash. Growing purple potatoes is exactly the same as growing white potatoes. Before you plant potatoes you need to chit or sprout them. This means laying the potato tubers […]
Nutritious and delicious mangetouts from your garden
This year I grew mangetout – golden sweet. I bought them by mistake. I did want mangetout, but I usually grow a variety that grows around 2-3ft tall. When I got home – I sowed the mangetout straight away. It was only afterwards that I read the back of the packet of seeds. I was […]
Starting A Veg Patch
Many people are wanting to grow vegetables and maybe you are as well. I have been growing vegetables for 40 years and I can show how you can start to grow your own vegetables. Now, how much room do you have to start a garden? The thing is that you can start growing in any […]