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.  Many people reckon they are very hard to grow together.  I'm not sure about that, I just think all cucumber plants hate me! Don't know about the cucumbers, but have been advised to grow basil and tomatoes together.  Not only do they taste good together

. Gartenpearl tomato plants can also be grown in hanging baskets. Last year most of my tomato plants were effected by "blight", so this year I'm growing baskets tomatoes along with "Basil" to the white fly leave them alone.......I live in hope that this year I

I have got two small pots of mint and a pot the rosemary and a bay tree. I am going to have a go at growing Coriander, never grown it before. Couldn't live without my herbs, if nothing else the smell of them is just wonderful. I'm trying

to grow basil from seedGrow peppermint and thyme in a pot video demonstration

Hi, As many gardeners around the world I love to grow vegetables in my garden,by now  I have tried all of the usuals but i am looking for something a bit different. If anyone could suggest any good interesting vegetables to grow then it would

Hi there, I have been trying to grow many things for a while with absolutely no success and was hoping for somebody to help.I have been trying to grow basil, poppys, thyme, parsley, you name it, BUTmy little seedligns emerge, grow a tiny bit

under sweetcorn. Brassicas don't mind a bit of shade. Give it a go and let us know! I grow sweetcorn in a polytunnel at a spacing of about 45cm each way. They cast little shade and the bush tomatoes,basil,chillies and cucumbers in between  don't seem

Okay, so I sow all seeds as instructed on the packets/gw site - they include Parsley, Basil and Chives....and if I'm lucky a few will germinate, grow about an inch tall then keel over and die on me:/ ....I don't overwater them and keep them on my

, but my thoughts are turning to the Mediterranean, and summer holidays. I like to imagine what I'll be growing and eating in the summer: masses of zingy tomatoes, sweet and crisp peppers, juicy cucumbers and buttery salad leaves. Oh, and warm ratatouille

, lawned garden). I've enjoyed myself that much I've even taken on an allotment (I like to aim big!)but I've never investigated a way of preserving herbs. Unfortunately, to say these were the only things I used to grow, with all the gardening embracing I