by Sue Jeffries | Feb 1, 2019 | Edible, Grow Your Own, seeds, Vegetables
How early can I start sowing vegetable seeds? We all get impatient for winter to end and the growing season to start, but it’s not a good idea to sow your vegetable seeds too early. Seeds sown into cold, wet soil without enough daylight are likely to rot (or...
by Sue Jeffries | Sep 13, 2018 | Grow Your Own, Herbs, Scent, Wildlife Gardening
Herbs in the Garden Herbs, rather than short-lived flowers, can provide fragrance all year round in the garden with their aromatic, often evergreen, leaves. Brush past a mint or sage plant or rub the leaves of lavender or thyme between your fingers and the herb leaves...
by Sue Jeffries | Feb 23, 2018 | Grow Your Own
Many of us only have small gardens but it is still possible to grow tasty home-grown produce in a backyard, windowsill or balcony. If you choose your vegetable types and varieties carefully, you can cultivate plants that will thrive in containers and pots. Lettuce,...
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