Pippa’s gardening news

Pippa's gardening news and advice contains articles on how to Grow Veg, Growing Veg, Veg Seeds, and Veg Plants.

Tomatoes, peppers and aubergines	Tuesday, April 27, 2010
If you grow your own home grown vegetables, like me you'll already be starting to feel that sense of achievement. Tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, onions, garlic, beans....and a whole lot more are just around the corner read more >>

Processionary moth caterpillars	Thursday, April 22, 2010
The caterpillars of the processionary moths may be fascinating to watch, their behaviour quite unlike anything I have seen before......but beware! read more >>

I don't often grow tomatoes outdoors, but this year I planted out leftovers from the greenhouse, which became massive and hugely productive.

The peaches ('Avalon') cropped brilliantly, producing the biggest fruits yet, but as soon as they approached ripeness, the wasps attacked.

This must be the first year that I've harvested a crop of garlic with no traces of rust: not a pustule in sight.

I adore home-grown courgettes. They lack that slightly bitter taste and spongy texture you can get with supermarket specimens.