Pippa’s gardening news

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

Growing Your Own veg made easy talk at Washington , near Storrington, Sussex	Sunday, May 02, 2010
On Saturday 19th June I'll be talking Grow Your Own at The Storrington Horticultural Society's event being held to raise much-needed funds for the Scanner Appeal and Friends of Worthing Hospital read more >>

Let it Grow Event in Skipton	Saturday, May 01, 2010
I'm spending a day talking grow your own veg in Skipton to be at the brand new 'Let it Grow' event. 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.