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What are the best vegetables to grow inside. Have had success with various chilli varieties in the past as well as herbs and will be growing them again this year, but I was wondering what else you all think Is worth a try. We have large south facing

Anyone have any suggestions as to what, if any, vegetables or fruit are suitable for a shady area? Not many cope well with shade but salads don't lik eto be baked so I grow min in the shadiest bed although it does get full sun around the summer

of your plants will encourage bushy growth. Keep on watering them and they can be planted outside in summer.More on growing herbsAdvice on growing and harvesting herbs.How to raise new mint plants.How to grow basil from seed.Plant herbs in a window box.

, Foeniculum vulgare, produces attractive yellow blooms that attract hoverflies, which prey on aphids.FennelThe strongly scented leaves of mint, Mentha spicata, confuse pests of carrots, tomatoes, alliums and brassicas, and deter flea beetles. But grow it in a

Topol and Rasputin were surnames! I always grow herbs every year and get a good turn out every year. The problem is that herbs grow so much that other herbs don't get light and if they are sprouts then they could quite possible die. How can I stop

to someone else, but all the webpage did was say 'Done' when I couldn't read it. Really sometimes these things are so difficult. How true, more research for alternatives should be done by the publishers. I've heard that placing pots of growing mint

of garden debris and remove them where necessary.AdamKeep the pond water free from algae with oxygenating plants. Try water mint, hornwort or Ceratophyllum demersum.More inspiration for water gardeningMake a bamboo water hammer.Make a bubbling urn water

. It may be cheating Nature but it extends the life of your plants and gives you handfuls of herbs to enjoy.HerbsSecateurs or scissorsIce-cube traysMarch - August (or whenever herbs have usable foliage)10 minutes Chives grow quickly in spring and summer

Hi all, I recently got into gardening, or in particular growing herbs and fruit. I have tried to grow dill and rocket (picture below).  They have succesfully germinated but start wilting and die not long afterwards.  I have transplanted them to pots

helped ease the soreness. This is a great article - will also save me from expensive Boots bills! i am going to give thease a try i have lavender, rosemary, sage, acouple types of mint and thyme growing already and am going to sow other herbs