The best British vegetables to grow at home
Almost any vegetable you can buy seed for can be grown in the garden or on the patio. Just follow the instructions for best times to sow and plant out. Remember some plants are not hardy and could be...
Grow your own vegetables
Grow your own vegetables
Growing your own takes your culinary endeavours to a new level. You can eat with the seasons and you know exactly what you're EATING. No matter your garden size or where you are based, our tips have you covered.
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What are the easiest vegetables to grow?
Interest in ‘Homegrown’ continues to rise and growing your own super tasty and healthy fruit and vegetables at home is...
Which fruit and vegetables can I grow in the shade?
Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...
The best plants and vegetables for beginner gardeners
We like to help our budding gardeners out over here at LoveTheGarden, by making sure we always include a range of how-to...
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June planting and harvesting guide
June brings us into the heat of summer, where lack of rain poses the biggest threat to crops.
The benefits of fruit and vegetables
By eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables we can bolster our natural defences against, and reduce our risk of...
Caring for summer vegetables
What a fantastic year it has been so far for growing your own veg. The weather has been conducive for most crops...
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
Asparagus is a long-term crop, usually providing up to 20 years of delicious spears if you plant well and care for the...
Where to plant fruit and vegetables in the garden
Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...
How to grow pumpkins for Halloween
When Halloween comes, most you may be heading out at the last minute seeking a pumpkin or two, only to find that they...
Carrots (Daucus carota)
Carrots are relatively easy to grow and can be sown regularly throughout the season for an abundance of carrot crops...
Radishes: the new kale
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times...
How to grow carrots
Carrots are a fantastically versatile food. We all know how delicious they are eaten fresh in salads or as a healthy...
How to grow your own pizza
Well you can’t literally grow your own pizza, but you can grow the juicy tomatoes, plump peppers and fresh herbs, which...
Quirky Christmas vegetable ideas
To give your Christmas vegetables a bit of a twist and a sparkle this year, we’ve come up with our 5 favourite quirky...
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea)
When Brussels sprouts are grown well and, more importantly, cooked well, they taste delicious. They are certainly a crop...