Growing vegetables - gardening tips & advice

11 October 2026 Growing vegetables

Planting calendar: organising transplanting in the vegetable garden

A planting schedule organises the process of moving young plants to their permanent locations. It is used to prepare the plot, receive or produce the plants, and monitor their planting. To avoid rushing into purchases and having plants left waiting...

1 October 2026 Growing vegetables

Sowing calendar: understanding the different periods and choosing the right time

Reading a sowing calendar isn’t just about spotting the coloured month opposite a vegetable. You need to understand the method described, the duration of the recommended window and what happens after germination. Here’s how to turn a table of sowing...

30 September 2026 Growing vegetables

Growing peppermint: how to plant and use it?

Would you like to harvest peppermint in your garden but aren’t sure how to go about it? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve put together a guide to planting and using peppermint! Make the most of our top tips...

23 September 2026 Growing vegetables

How can I store tomatoes from the garden?

It’s harvest time in the vegetable garden – that long-awaited moment when your hard work finally pays off. Thanks to all our tips, you’ve skilfully overcome all the diseases and pests that affect tomatoes. The only slight downside is that...

21 September 2026 Growing vegetables

2027 Vegetable Garden Calendar: Planning a Year of Sowing and Planting

A 2027 vegetable garden calendar helps you plan your sowing, planting and harvesting without having to work everything out at the last minute. To make the most of it, tailor it to your garden: your vegetables, the size of your...

12 September 2026 Growing vegetables

How do you cut chives so that they grow back?

Also known as ‘civette’, chives are a much-loved condiment in cooking. Their fine, fragrant leaves add a distinctive flavour to dishes. As well as the leaves, the flowers of the chive – which take the form of spherical, mauve umbels...

11 February 2026 Growing vegetables

How can I identify a plant I don't know?

In my permaculture vegetable garden, I've already explained that I mulch the soil. This has several advantages: it nourishes the soil to keep it alive, and prevents weeds (and don't say weeds!!!) from growing. Sometimes, however, spontaneous shoots emerge from...

17 December 2025 Growing vegetables

When is spinach in season?

Spinach is a leafy vegetable in the Chenopodiaceae family, like amaranth and arrowroot. As well as its use in cooking, it also makes itself useful in the garden as a green manure. It can be grown in spring and autumn....

29 October 2025 Growing vegetables

Can you grow a cherry stone in your garden?

Growing a cherry stone in your garden is entirely possible. It can be done easily with your pitter provided you follow the right steps and get the right equipment. We provide all the advice relating to planting your cherry stone...

22 October 2025 Growing vegetables

How do I grow a lemon tree?

Growing a lemon tree can sometimes be complicated, especially if you don't have the right recommendations! We're doing the rounds to bring you all the advice and help you grow a lemon tree easily...<br /> Growing lemon trees in your...

18 October 2025 Growing vegetables

How do you plant a vine in your garden?

Vines, also known as Vitis vinifera, are woody plants that originated in Europe. A necessary step in cultivating your own wine or tasting delicious grapes, planting vines is an attainable dream as long as you follow a few basic principles....

8 October 2025 Growing vegetables

How to sow lamb's lettuce in the vegetable garden?

Lamb's lettuce is a compact leafy crop for autumn and winter harvesting. Choose a variety suitable for your sowing season and expected cold. The small rosettes need little space, but successful germination still depends on the conditions. When to sow...

20 September 2025 Growing vegetables

Vegetable gardening and strong winds: how can you protect your crops when it's blowing?

These last few days, it's been hard to ignore the strength of the wind. Sudden gusts, bending branches, overturned garden chairs... and in the vegetable garden, it's mainly young shoots, fragile vegetables and even the soil that are suffering. When...

23 August 2025 Growing vegetables

How to grow celeriac?

Celeriac is a vegetable that has been cultivated since ancient times. This vegetable is mainly used for eating its root, as the leaves have a certain bitterness unlike its cousin, celeriac. Sown under cover from February to April, celeriac is...

16 August 2025 Growing vegetables

How do I grow an avocado?

The avocado is a plant that thrives in tropical regions. It cannot therefore be grown in the garden or vegetable patch in temperate countries except in pots, greenhouses or conservatories.<br /> How to get an avocado from a lawyer If...

30 July 2025 Growing vegetables

What to do in August in the vegetable garden

If there's one thing that most characterises August, it's the sun. In the vegetable garden, some vegetables are already overwhelmed by the heat and drought. So watering is obviously a major activity in August. But every gardener knows that there's...

19 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Yellow and bitter cucumbers: why? And what can you do about it?

You're proud of your garden cucumbers, but now they're taking on an unusual yellow colour and an unappealing bitter taste? Rest assured, this annoyance is fairly common, especially in summer, and can be corrected with a few simple steps. In...

12 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Proper vine cultivation and pruning for maximum grape yield!

No, I'm not talking about producing your own wine, but simply about being able to taste a succulent grape produced... at home! Looking for a few tips on how to maximise production from your vines? Follow the guide!Choosing a variety...

9 July 2025 Growing vegetables

How to plant and care for strawberry plants?

When you see the price of a raft of strawberries in the shops, growing them yourself can be very economical. And then, what a joy to be able to pick them directly from your garden with the certainty that they're...

5 July 2025 Growing vegetables

Why won't my cucumbers grow?

It's a familiar scenario in the vegetable garden: you've sown or transplanted some beautiful cucumber plants, watered them conscientiously, they've started to climb their trellis or run across the ground, the first flowers have arrived... and then nothing. Or almost...

Growing vegetables - vegetable garden tips