Been in the video wilderness for awhile but I'm back with some tips on growing food crops in containers. In this example we grow peas in a medium sized pot and I explain my secret growing medium for ...

There are five key gardening jobs you should be doing before the end of February, according to an expert - and it will help ...

Who could resist the fragrant beauty of sweet peas? Like all peas, sweet ones grow reliably but although they suffer from few maladies, they do ...

February is the perfect month for planting leeks indoors. They should be sown about 1cm deep and will need a temperature of 10 to 15C to germinate, meaning a heated propagator should be used; but, if ...

If you’re in doubt or experiencing poor germination, test a few of the seeds (10 is a good number) by wrapping them in a ...

THERE are not many things in your life you can get free – but there is an easy way to get your hands on a lifetime supply worth of fruit and veggies without spending a penny. Lifelong ...

Despite the cold, cruel cloak of winter still wrapped tightly around my shoulders, I am taking the first tentative step ...

Make sure to cover sensitive plants lightly with straw or evergreen branches, and make sure your outdoor water faucets are winterized. Then sit back, make a fire and enjoy the brief winter wonderland ...

If you have a lighting system, you are a real Alaska Gardener. You recognize that we spend nine months gardening indoors. And ...

Sowing seeds, feeding, mulching and pruning are high on the agenda in February – it's a prime time to prepare the garden for spring and summer.