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simply sold as 'sweetcorn', 'tomato' or 'white potato' when you haven't a clue what the variety actually is? We can be far more discerning, as both consumers and gardeners, choosing and growing named varieties of crops that have the flavour and eating

in Eastern European countries where they have it three or four times a week like we have potatoes. For some reason I'd imagined I'd get a few from each plant! Doh! I'll try sowing direct. Now a good time to do this? Thanks for the tip on them not liking dry

and rows of terraces.As well as being brilliant at building homes that could withstand the many earthquakes of the region, the Incas were also great gardeners. In their stone terraces, they grew many types of potato and corn, as well as quinoa, yuca

(which by the way is warming up nicely already) however we have left a quarter of the plot without beds for potatoes. Hopefully our initial outlay will have been well worth it. i would love to grow butternut squash, but don,t know how please help hi i

and not very old thick ones. I once had such a lot that I went to see if the Polish delicatessen were interested. They said they only sell it for Easter!. The worst bit is peeling (with a good potato peeler) and the grating. It broke my food mixer! If you can

, Raspberry, Apple, Grape, Strawberry, Potato.  If you aren't sure about a particular plant, use google and search for the plant name and add "growing conditions" to see if it prefers acid soil (pH lower than 6.5) - if so, avoid using the wood ash on it. If you make

I would usually fully agree with you. When it comes to potatoes and carrots, I always stick to my well known and reliable varieties. But I usually try the odd heirloom one, and now and then you'll find a hidden treasure. This year I came across

I have just set up raised beds 4 in total 2 large and 2 small and had intended to plant potatoes, onions, parsnip and carrots for the first year but i have just watched monty's great simple explanation on rotation. The topsoil is new and has

allotment great price i think 24 pound for a year if i start chitting potatoes now and plant them in 2 weeks what sort of potatoes could i expect by end of september and any advice aswell are have planted spud before ,but this time are have got a alloment

in my greenhouse. It doesn't appear to have a mate. Is this usual. Isabelle - well done! Plant potato tubers now in your greenhouse and the children can have new potatoes for Xmas. In your raised beds put onion sets and some of those glorious red