How to Grow Cabbages

Cabbage has been in cultivation for 3,000 years or so, but the cabbage as we know it today is a comparatively recent development, probably dating from the Middle Ages. Cabbage…

How to Grow Broad Beans

It can be difficult to buy good-quality fresh broad beans in the shops. But this needn't worry the vegetable gardener, as broad beans are easy to grow and, unlike runner…

How to Grow Apples

Apples are a staple fruit, grown in many countries around the world, but although there are, literally, thousands of varieties, the number available in shops can be limited. Unlike many…
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How to Grow Apricots

Apricots are not grown as frequently as most other fruit, partly because they are not very easy to grow and partly because, with limited space, most gardeners prefer to grow…

How to Grow Aubergine

Although we now know them by their French name, aubergines were originally called eggplants - look at the small white fruits of the variety 'Ova' to see why. It is…

How to Grow Aubergines

Surprisingly the aubergine (eggplant) is related to the potato although so different. Now popular vegetables in the shops, aubergines have never really been widely grown in the garden and the…

How to Grow Blackcurrants

Not only do blackcurrants have a unique flavour, but they are much valued for their high vitamin C content. They are used widely in desserts as well as jams and…

How to Grow Beetroot

Beetroot (beets) originated around the shores of the Mediterranean and was spread northwards into the rest of Europe by the Romans. Once the Romans reached northern and eastern Europe, the…

How to Grow Asparagus

Asparagus was once the food of the wealthy - if you didn't have your own garden, you couldn't grow it. Nowadays it is much more widely available, but shoots cut…