Top 10 Tomato Companion Plants

Top 10 Tomato Companion Plants

Tomatoes are a staple in many gardens, and companion planting is a natural way to enhance your tomato plants’ health and yield without resorting to chemicals. Certain plants, when grown alongside tomatoes, can deter pests, attract beneficial insects, and even improve soil health. Let’s dive into the world of companion planting and discover the best…

DIY Trellis Ideas

DIY Trellis Ideas

Struggling with ideas on what to use for a trellis? Let me help you out with this list of different trellis ideas! This is a simple one to kick things off. Two wooden posts hammered into the ground with some string running across for your plants to grow up. Here we have an arch made…

LED Grow Lights – Everything You Need to Know!

LED Grow Lights – Everything You Need to Know!

LED grow lights mimic the sun’s spectrum, enabling plants to photosynthesise and thrive indoors. These lights are particularly useful during the winter months or in areas with limited natural light, allowing for year-round growth. But when it comes to buying some LED lights, there is a whole range of different products. Do you need white…

How To Prune Cucumbers

How To Prune Cucumbers

Pruning cucumber plants is important if you want to maximise your harvest. Cucumbers are speedy growers but often want to grow more leaves and less fruit, so pruning is essential. This process removes unnecessary leaves and stems to promote healthy growth and fruit production. By doing so, the plant can focus its energy on producing…

Potato Berries

Potato Berries

Potato berries are a natural part of the potato plant’s life cycle. These small, green fruits resemble cherry tomatoes and contain up to 300 true potato seeds. However, they are unsuitable for consumption as they contain the toxic alkaloid solanine. Despite their toxicity, potato berries can be useful to gardeners and farmers. These seeds are…

Topping Runner Beans

Topping Runner Beans

Pinching out or topping runner beans is a simple but important job. Keep reading to learn more about taking the growth point out of climbing beans. Why Pinch Out Runner Beans? All climbing beans will continue to grow ever taller until stopped by the first frosts of the year. This is not ideal for us…

Courgette Boats
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Courgette Boats

We all know how productive courgettes can be, and after giving your 12th one to a neighbour, you will need to devise a creative way to use them. So here is one of my favourite courgette/Zucchini recipes, boats. The recipe is simple enough and a great way to use up some spare courgettes. Ingredients Cooking…