GARDEN TIPS

Deter Whitefly

The French marigold variety 'Boy O Boy' if planted alongside your tomato plants will give off a smell that deters whitefly.

Stop Slugs & Snails

Slugs and snails do not like travelling over gritty surfaces and roofing felt is perfect to stop them reaching your plants.

The smell off the bitumen and the rough surface is too much for them.

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GROWING AND HARVESTING VEGETABLES

The Garden Grower vegetable section contains a selection of how-to articles on growing your own vegetables.

Topics include basic gardening techniques, seasonal tips, advice on pests and diseases and different types and varieties of garden vegetables.

VEGETABLES

bunch of carrots Growing Asparagus
Courgette and Marrow
Capsicum and Chili Peppers
Harvesting Asparagus
How to grow Beetroot

Brussels Sprouts - cultivation and care
How to grow Carrots
Garlic
Growing Leeks
Growing Parsnips
Globe Artichokes
Carrots - Harvest and store a carrot crop
Buying Carrot Seed
Harvesting Leeks
How to grow Runner Beans
Harvesting Runner Beans
French Beans, Dwarf Beans
Jerusalem Artichoke
How to Grow Spinach for a good all year round crop
Mustard and Cress
How to grow Millet for Parakeets from Bird Seed
Onion sets - planting and growing onions
Pickling Onions From Seed
Horseradish - grow spicy roots for sauce
Growing watercress
How to Grow Radish for Salads
The importance of a garden shed
Raised Beds for Growing Vegetables
Application of Lime to Improve Soil and Lawns

Cress gron on a window sill

PESTS DISEASES AND OTHER PROBLEMS

asparagus Asparagus - pests and disease
Carrot pests, problems and diseases
Pests and diseases affecting Parsnips Solving Problems with Runner Beans
Nitrogen deficiency in fruit and vegetables
Strawberry Pests and Diseases
Controlling garden pests in Winter
How to improve a clay soil
How to get rid of Mealy Bugs
Onion Fly
Carrot Fly
Celery Fly
Control Millipedes Using Organic Methods
Methods to Control Flea Beetles
Beetroot Pests and Diseases

ORGANIC GARDENING

Why Grow Organically?
Organic Pest Control Methods


a selection of packets of leek seed