How to Grow Sugar Snap Peas Sugar snap peas are plump little pods that grow like normal peas from a vine. Each pod contains round peas but unlike other peas, the whole sugar snap pod is eaten. They are deliciously sweet can be eaten as soon as they are picked and, if you’re in the know, you will just call them…
How to Grow Pak choi Pak choi is from the cabbage family and is used in lots of Asian dishes but it’s also become a popular vegetable to have with just about any meal. It has other names as well including ‘bok choy’ or ‘Chinese white cabbage’. It has thick, glossy stems with large green leaves…
How to Grow Mini Pumpkins Pumpkins are probably the most versatile of all vegetables because it can be used in savoury and sweet dishes. It’s a lot of fun to grow as the vines creep along the ground and the bright orange pumpkins start to appear from under the massive leaves. Although some varieties of pumpkin…
How to Grow Loose-leaf Lettuce Lettuce is so easy to grow that it should be in every vegetable garden and ‘loose-leaf’ varieties are possibly the best of the bunch. There are two main types, the ones that form a nice tight head of lettuce, like the Iceberg, or the ‘loose-leaf’ type which means that, instead…
How to Grow Spring Onions Spring onions are from the same family as common globe onions but instead of having the large bulb at the base, spring onions have slender white stems with green strappy leaves on the top. They can be grown throughout most of the year. Spring onions are sometimes called bunching onions because…
How to Grow Leeks Leek is a strange name for a vegetable but it really is an interesting one to grow. They’re related to onions but their flavour is more mild and much sweeter. Leek are a cylindrical vegetable that grows straight up with a white stem that is between 3 to 6cm wide and…
How to Grow Flat-leaf Parsley Flat-leaf parsley, also known as Italian parsley, is a very versatile herb and is probably the most popular. It’s used in almost any style of savoury cooking and is sometimes added to a plate just to make it look attractive. Whoever named flat-leaf parsley was definitely stating the obvious –…
How to Grow Onions Globe onions are the round onions which are commonly seen at the supermarket and can be brown, white or red. They are great for growing through the winter months although they can take six months before they are ready for picking. They’re the basis for almost all stews, casseroles and curries and are…
How to Grow English Spinach English spinach is a leafy green vegetable grown for its masses of leaves which are eaten cooked or raw. The leaves are soft and green and grow to around 30cm tall. If the leaves are picked when they are still young, they are called ‘baby spinach’. English spinach is an…
How to Grow Dwarf Beans Dwarf beans are really easy to grow so are great for those that have just started gardening. They grow a mass of full size beans on short vines that climb up a trellis and don’t need a lot of space. Climbing beans up a trellis keeps the beans off the ground but this can…