Lucentius/Getty Images Contrary to what most people may think, gardening doesn’t have to end for the season with the fall harvest. You don’t even have to be a pro gardener to start a backyard winter garden. And you’d be amazed by how many vegetables you can plant…

APRIL is the perfect time to sow sun loving tomatoes and other veggies. Here, green-fingered gardening expert Olga Grieves gives Natalie Clarke her insider’s guide to turning seeds into delicious table-ready vegetables. April is the perfect time to sow sun loving veggiesCredit: Instagram/lovely_plot Gardening expert Olga Grieves gives us her insider’s guide to growing vegetablesCredit:…

Pamelajoemcfarlane/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Most people think that winter means everything in the garden apart from the tough old evergreens is dead or dormant. But that’s not the case. Even when you grow your own food, there’s plenty of…

Demand for niche vegetable crops is rising rapidly in Ukraine, with sweet potatoes and asparagus showing the strongest growth, according to a market overview published in the Ukrainian horticulture magazine, as noted by Ksenia Husieva, fruit and vegetable market analyst at APK-Inform.…

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With the better weather you might find yourself spending more time outdoors and noticing the plants and nature around you a bit more. Perhaps you have spotted some fruit and vegetables growing, maybe in a vegetable patch in your neighbourhood or school. Did you know you can grow seeds from home on your windowsill? National…

Sunbaked August days mean the garden has never looked better (apart from the parched lawn, maybe). Flower beds are reaching peak perfection with masses of blooms, interspersed with the first pretty seedheads, meaning autumn is on the way. The veg patch keeps on giving, so it’s time to get creative in the kitchen with the…

Colder weather and temperatures are dropping, so many people assume their vegetable patch needs to shut down until spring. But with a little planning, your garden can stay productive right through winter – delivering fresh salads, roots, and greens even on the coldest days. According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), autumn is actually the…

Lanzarote has developed unique farming techniques to cope with ash and drought Catherine Early 27/10/2025 22:05 4 min Ash and sand do not sound like ideal conditions for growing delicious food. Yet in Lanzarote, farmers have developed unique systems to adapt to this environment that are now providing a blueprint for agricultural systems that thrive…

Tell us a little about yourself Ella I farm in partnership with my parents Henry and Kirsten Gent. I am the fifth generation of our family to farm at our organic farm, Mosshayne farm. As a teenager I worked on the farm, but couldn’t see myself fitting into it, and didn’t have the passion for…