There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Growing vegetables was my introduction to gardening when we created a tiny veg patch 14 years ago. While it sparked a career change into gardening, design and writing, growing vegetables has remained

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…

Legumes are the quiet overachievers of the vegetable garden. Low maintenance and reliable, yet often overlooked as a boring staple. I feel it’s high time we reframe that view. Legumes are grafters: th

Prepare a free-draining, sunny and weed-free bed to grow broad beans. Rake in blood, fish and bonemeal fertiliser to give the plants a boost. Plant the seedlings in a row, 15-20cm apart. Dig a hole an