Tomatoes …whatever the weather

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

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

Stefan Buczacki Professor Buczacki is a horticultural ...

After sharing my hassle-free tomato trial results last month, I’m going to reveal my top secrets for an outstanding and delicious crop of tomatoes this year. In 2025, my organic, peat-free trial produ

Get a head start on your veg patch and borders by sowing slow-maturing seeds now. The new shoots will be a sign of hope in February’s dreary days

Spring is arguably the season when a greenhouse becomes worth its weight in gold. Anyone who has ever tried to germinate seedlings on a windowsill and found their home overflowing with the resulting p