​Vegetable Seeds to Sow in Summer

In terms of culinary influence, it’s tough to find an ingredient used in as many cultural cuisines as sesame seeds—they’re found in Asian, Latin, Middle Eastern, and Indian culinary traditions, to name a few. Many of us automatically think of white sesame seeds when we think of this seed, but black sesame seeds have just as much (and maybe even a little more) to offer. Here’s what to know about this sibling of the traditional white sesame seed.

The jewel-like colours of the dahlias were calling me today, but having featured ‘brights’ in recent vases I decided to go for more pastel shades instead. Although I started with cosmos (not as tall as some years, not a bad thing, and certainly bushy and reasonably floriferous, which they weren’t last year), cutting a few stems of each variety, they have largely disappeared amongst the other contents. Having discovered another Double Click variety, I have grown all four this year: DC Cranberries, Snow Puff, Rose Bonbon and Bicolor Rose, the latter being the newest one.

It seems strange, I know, to talk of growing winter crops for the polytunnel or glasshouse, smack-bang in the middle of a very sultry Irish summer. But the simple truth is that the secret to making the best, and most productive use, of these valuable covered growing spaces throughout the year has always been to plan and propagate very far ahead.

With so many vegetables around the world, it is really hard to choose what to grow! Here’s an all-inclusive List of Vegetables A-Z that will surely help you out!

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See how Dicentra Formosa Aurora and the pink form performs in our Aberdeen garden.

Somehow, miraculously (and thankfully) seed starting season is just about here once again. Perhaps in no other year (or years?) has thinking about starting a garden ever been more essential.

If you’re looking to grow Tinda, a popular vegetable in Indian cuisine, you’ve come to the right place. Our guide provides all the essential details on Tinda Growing Information.

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Most of us want our veggie garden to produce bumper crops, don’t we?Whether we’re feeding a family, shar

Ah, the pungent smell of marigolds – their distinctive fragrance tells me that summer has most definitely arrived.And once summer is at full tilt, I

When I first installed raised beds in my garden, I often felt like a dolt and mistakes were thick on the ground. I’d neglect adding compost and then not understand why my raspberries weren’t thriving, for example. Or I’d forget to turn off my timer on a rainy day and kick myself for wasting water. I also assumed certain things that just weren’t true—like I couldn’t plant any summer vegetables after spring.