I have just started growing in earnest in my greenhouses at Bangor in an attempt to gain my tenth consecutive Chelsea Gold medal. I do

During the course of today I shall I be sowing my own re selected seed of the large Kelsae onion. Onion seed are large enough

Between Christmas and the New Year I try to give myself a little break from the garden. In the end though I inevitably get involved

The fact is that the pressure for space is unlikely to go away either until the season progresses and it’s time to plant out some

The potatoes for Chelsea are looking extremely good at the moment, the haulms have been tied three times to prevent them from falling over on

The class consists of the following – A collection of Five Kinds of Vegetables �Four of each kind. Potatoes: white or coloured; Carrots: stump rooted;

The difference basically between the two is that the trench variety needs to be earthed up in stages to blanch the stems where as the

All this week will be spent at the Chelsea Flower Show, being absent from my garden therefore for the most part of two weeks means

One element of my displays that the public rarely take much notice of but is a very important part of the whole display is parsley.

Fennel can be quite a challenging vegetable to grow really well, and if you have room for it, it can be very rewarding and useful

Leek Update September 24thI had two lots of Pendle leeks growing this year with the first batch having been started off during early August last

This is the third time that the North East of England Horticultural Society have held their show at the Causey Inn, and what a splendid

29th October 2013Since the demise of the Shepton Mallet Giant Vegetable Show, the event has moved to be part of the Malvern event which includes

What crazy weather we had during July, I have never seen so much rain in all my life.  I built my house 35 years ago

I have had a very successful season with my vegetables from the greenhouses at Bangor, winning a Gold Medal at Hampton Court and a Gold

I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show bench. There are a number of

What crazy weather we had during July, I have never seen so much rain in all my life. I built my house 35 years ago

Starting from now, and through to the end of September, will see us right in the middle of the showing season. There will literally be

I have had a very successful season with my vegetables from the greenhouses at Bangor, winning a Gold Medal at Hampton Court and a Gold

My attempt to beat the world record for the heaviest onion came to a grinding halt a few weeks ago. This was only my second