Disease focus: sweetcorn smut

It can sometimes feel like you have to battle on many different fronts in the vegetable garden, with pests attracted to all different crops, and diseases becoming prevalent in certain weather conditio

How can I prevent damping off disease from affecting my seedlings this year and in future seasons? What measures should I be taking? As damping off occurs from a soil-borne fungus, it’s crucial to sta

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and ...

This pest is spreading further north and becoming a major problem

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

Early summer is one of the most exciting times in my flavour garden in South Devon. The vegetable beds are starting to bulge with ripened crops, while the structure, colour and shapes make the outdoor