My number one tip is to focus on variety choice. Too often I’ve been sucked into buying the fanciest looking tomatoes without paying enough attention to qualities like resistance to disease and lower

Stefan Buczacki Professor Buczacki is a horticultural ...

If you’re new to sowing seeds or haven’t had much success in the past, then let me take you through the basics. It’s such a rewarding, cheap and easy way to fill your pots, borders and veg patch. Some

Easy and fun to grow, tomatoes are the ultimate crop, available in a range of sizes and colours that are high yielding and delicious. At least, that’s the promise, but you may have been frustrated in

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There’s not much happening outdoors at the moment, but if you follow the prepping advice of these RHS stars, you’re guaranteed a fabulous display later in the year – and you’ll save money too