This week will probably be one of the busiest periods of the gardening year for me as it is the week leading up to Chelsea

During late April and early May I was able to complete all my sowings of short carrots in five raised beds. Germination was very quick

“Show Perfection” is undoubtedly a high quality pea but it does tend to grow far better when it is timed for showing between July and

My four beds for growing Parsnips were completely emptied out towards the end of October last year and a far more thorough job was carried

There’s no doubt that the introduction of the Welsh Seedling Leek by Ivor Mace a few years ago was a definite boon for all exhibitors,

The variety that I shall sow will be my reselection seed of Ideal which has undoubtedly proven itself on the show benches for more years

I have had numerous phone calls over the years from people who want to know which varieties are best to sow for both kitchen use

This is the third in my series on the ABC of vegetables showing which varieties are best for both kitchen and for exhibition. It also

This is the fourth and final part in my series on the ABC of vegetables showing which varieties are best for both kitchen and exhibition.

If you want to have a go at some very early shows or even just to make your next door neighbour green with envy, it’s

This is the time of year when all the best laid out plans can sometimes go completely astray with no real indication either of what

The small onions for the under eight ounces class have now all been harvested and are currently sitting on fine saw dust in a wooden

Carrots – One job that I do at about this time of year is to check each individual carrot to make sure that there is

My potatoes look to be about the best that I have ever grown and far superior to last year when the growth was very inconsistent.

One vegetable that performed well for most growers last year was celery, the dismal damp, even wet Summer seemed to be to it’s liking and

Staging your produce at flower shows to be meticulously scrutinised by the judges is the only real way for any grower to know how good

The new wooden tomato box that I had constructed earlier on this year has worked a treat. However things went dramatically amiss from around early

One job however that has to be done now is the preparation work in readiness for sowing parsnips, which are always the first vegetable seed

If you are heating your greenhouse using an electric fan heater, do spare a moment to check the wiring and the plugs, particularly after a

I have now received my seed potatoes for next season and as I explained a few weeks ago, my intention is to grow just two