A brief history Pisum sativum, our humble pea’s ancestry originates from the ‘fertile crescent’ in Levant and Mesopotamia region from the Persian Gulf to the Nile River. Foraging pea was initially a s

Lucy Hutchings looks at what you can be doing in the vegetable garden now, to get ahead of the game in the spring

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

With every great growing season beginning before the first signs of spring, now is the perfect time to start thinking about when to sow your seeds for colourful, tasty harvests later in the year. Alth

While light levels are low, you might be holding off sowing herb seeds until the warmer months are here. But if you’re feeling impatient, why not grow a few microgreens like basil, coriander and parsl

Parsnips roots will have reached full size by now, so you can begin harvesting them whenever needed. To get them out in one piece, loosen the soil around the roots with a garden fork beforehand, and i