🥔 Did You Know Potatoes Grow Like This?

🥔 Did You Know Potatoes Grow Like This? I pulled these potatoes from the garden this morning and they were still connected underground, which gave such a clear little look at what’s happening beneath the soil. Potatoes develop on underground stems called stolons, and new tubers form along the

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🌱 Daily Series: Gardening Tip | Try the Marrow Fingernail Test

🌱 Daily Series: Gardening Tip | Try the Marrow Fingernail Test How do you know when a marrow has become too tough for the kitchen? Try this really simple test before harvesting. Gently press your fingernail into the skin. If it makes an easy dent, the marrow is still tender and should h

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Our garden harvest for the week!

Our garden harvest for the week! After all the watering, feeding and waiting, this is the rewarding part—bringing everything together and seeing what the garden has produced. This week’s harvest includes pumpkins, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweetcorn, marrows and more. Now it’s time for Mum and me

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A Rakhari gift grown with love in Mum’s garden

A Rakhari gift grown with love in Mum’s garden. For Rakhari, we visit Mum’s brothers and my brother to give them our good wishes. This year, we decided to take something a little different—freshly picked melons grown in our Birmingham garden. We think homegrown produce makes a very special gi

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What is Chupan Kadoo called in English?

What is Chupan Kadoo called in English? This is a vegetable Mum grows in our Birmingham garden. She knows it as Chupan Kadoo in Punjabi, but we’re struggling to find its English name. It grows on a vine and can be harvested while it is still green. Does your family grow or cook with it? If yo

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Daily Series: Gardening Tip - Support Plants Ahead of Storms

Daily Series: Gardening Tip - Support Plants Ahead of Storms Autumn storms can do a lot of damage in a very short time. Tall and top-heavy plants such as dahlias and cosmos can be flattened by strong wind or heavy rain, so this is a good time to get outside and give them some extra support.

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🌱 Plant Hospital | I Nearly Threw This Away

🌱 Plant Hospital | I Nearly Threw This Away I genuinely thought this plant was finished after the top accidentally came off while I was transplanting it. I nearly threw it away, but decided to leave it and see what happened. Now it’s pushing out strong new growth from the base and looks li

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Midweek Bloom | Cerise Geranium

Midweek Bloom | Cerise Geranium Bold. Vibrant. Striking. This week’s Midweek Bloom is this gorgeous cerise geranium. I love the intensity of the colour — it stands out instantly and brings so much life to a pot or container. Geraniums may be a garden classic, but when they look like this,

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How Many Seeds Are Inside This Canna Pod?

How Many Seeds Are Inside This Canna Pod? Last year I discovered that canna lilies produce seeds inside their dried pods, so I knew not to throw them away. I opened one of the smaller pods, but it only contained one fully formed seed. The largest pod isn’t quite ready to harvest yet, so I’m l

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Is growing your own food really worth it?

Is growing your own food really worth it? This is 875g of tomatoes harvested from our garden in just one week. A similar amount of organic cherry tomatoes could cost approximately £6–£9 in the shops—and there are still plenty more ripening on our plants. Growing your own does require time, wa

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Plant Hospital Update | The Sideways Tomato

🍅 Plant Hospital Update | The Sideways Tomato Earlier this year we planted this tomato sideways as an experiment to see if the buried stem would produce another shoot. The result has been partly successful. A new shoot has appeared from the soil, but the stronger growth seems to be taking mos

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🌹 New In Today | Miniature Roses

🌹 New In Today | Miniature Roses These beautiful miniature roses have just arrived at The Plant Corner and they may be small, but they certainly don’t lack colour. 🌸 Their compact size makes them perfect for pots, patios and smaller spaces, or even as a lovely little gift for someone who love

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🌿 Garden to Table | Mum’s Traditional Saag — Part 2

🌿 Garden to Table | Mum’s Traditional Saag — Part 2 From freshly picked garden greens straight into the pot — this is how Mum brings our traditional saag to life. We use a mix of mustard leaves, broccoli, methi, green chillies and spinach, then slowly cook everything together until it becomes

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Daily Series: Gardening Tip - Deadheading.

Daily Series: Gardening Tip Deadheading doesn’t have to mean removing every faded flower. If you deadhead most of the spent blooms, the plant can put more energy into producing fresh flowers. But if you leave a few healthy flower heads in place, they can mature, dry and give you seeds for nex

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🌱 Daily Series: Gardening Tip | Are You Watering Your Plants Wrong? 💧

🌱 Daily Series: Gardening Tip | Are You Watering Your Plants Wrong? 💧 One of the most common beginner gardening questions is: “How often should I water my plants?” The answer isn’t really “every day” or “twice a week” — it depends on the plant, the soil and the weather. A better habit is t

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🌸 Midweek Bloom | Non-Stop Begonias

🌸 Midweek Bloom | Non-Stop Begonias Bold. Lush. Vibrant. 🧡 This week’s Midweek Bloom is our non-stop begonia, and these flowers really do make a statement. The blooms are full, layered and packed with colour, and they’ve been such a lovely addition to the garden through summer. They work b

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🍅 Rain coming? Pick your ripe tomatoes first.

🍅 Rain coming? Pick your ripe tomatoes first. After a long dry spell, heavy rain can cause tomatoes to take up water quickly, which may lead to the skins splitting. If your tomatoes are already ripe or nearly ready, harvesting them before a downpour is a simple job that could save part of you

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🍅 Rain coming? Pick your ripe tomatoes first.

🍅 Rain coming? Pick your ripe tomatoes first. After a long dry spell, heavy rain can cause tomatoes to take up water quickly, which may lead to the skins splitting. If your tomatoes are already ripe or nearly ready, harvesting them before a downpour is a simple job that could save part of you

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Daily Series: Gardening Tip - Lift Marrow of Damp Soil

Daily Series: Gardening Tip - Lift Marrow of Damp Soil Growing marrows? 🥒 Here’s a really simple trick that can help keep them cleaner and healthier as they grow. Once the fruit starts getting bigger and resting on the soil, gently slide something underneath it — a small board, tile, piece of

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First Melon Harvest

🍈 Growing Melons in the UK | Our First Harvest We finally harvested one of our homegrown melons — and it was sweet! 💚 We’ve been watching these grow for weeks, so cutting into the first one felt like such a reward. We’re also saving the seeds so we can try growing even more next year. 🌱 If

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