gardening for beginners

UK Vegetable Planting Calendar (When to Sow, Plant Out and Harvest)

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UK vegetable garden showing seedling trays, young plants growing in beds, and a basket of harvested carrots, radishes and lettuce

If you have ever stood in front of a packet of seeds wondering whether to sow them now or wait, this is the page for you. UK gardening is all about timing. Sow too early and seeds rot in cold soil. Plant out too late and crops do not have time to ripen before autumn. … Read more

Gardening for Beginners in the UK

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Gardening for beginners in the UK with raised vegetable beds in an Oxfordshire back garden in early spring

I have been gardening in Oxfordshire for over twenty years and I still remember exactly what my first proper growing year felt like. Confused, mostly. Half the advice I read online was written for somewhere that gets six months of summer. The other half assumed I already knew what hardening off meant. I planted at … Read more