Pippa’s gardening news

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

Grow your Own Broccoli and Calabrese	Saturday, July 31, 2010
If you've struggled with growing your own vegetables like broccoli or calabrese, 'Ironman' is THE answer! read more >>

Potato Blight Alert	Monday, July 19, 2010
If you grow your own vegetables including potatoes and outdoor tomatoes, watch out ,the weather in many parts of the country (and sadly in my own garden) is perfect for potato blight infection. read more >>

Hose Pipe Ban hits Grow Your Own	Thursday, July 08, 2010
Growing your own vegetables? A fan of any sort of Grow Your Own, or indeed simply growing your own plants of any sort? Then the new hose pipe ban that comes into force on 9th July in the North West of England, could wreck havoc in your garden 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.