Growing lettuce is quick and easy and the crop is ideally suited to growing in pots. Utilizing containers to grow delicious leaves offers many benefits, including protection against pests and the ...

In this video, I explain the benefits of direct sowing vegetable seeds into the garden where they are to grow. Self ...

Whether you have a vegetable garden, flowerbed or containers full of plants on a balcony, you should plant some lettuces. They're super easy to grow, delicious and so attractive they fit in any type ...

Whether you’ve got prize marrows in mind, or are happy with a misshapen tomato, we can all grow vegetables at home. And you don’t need a large backyard to get growing; a small plot or a balcony will ...

The only bad thing about growing your own lettuce is that you will never again be content with store-bought. Once you harvest tender, crisp but succulent leaves from your garden and enjoy them in a ...

Spring is the season gardeners look forward to all year because of the huge variety of seeds that can be sown during this time. There are lots of vegies to get in the ground now the weather is warmer ...

Expect the plants to grow, but you are likely too early to produce a good crop. Lettuce prefers the cool weather, so keep your fingers crossed that temperatures consistently in the 60s to lower 80s ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Sowing ...