WHAT’S NEW IN GARDENING? The world of vegetable growing

I’m taking a look at the world of vegetables this month and some of the ways that plant breeders are working to bring improvements for commercial growers and home gardeners. You can of course just grow ordinary lettuce for instance as baby leaves, but much work has been done specifically to breed miniature vegetables that…

WHAT’S NEW IN GARDENING? Growing methods for 2024

March is the first real gardening month of the year so inevitably we are going to be busy! There is much tradition in garden growing, so this month let’s take a look at how growing methods and new developments in breeding have come to help us with our growing in 2024. Last month we started…

What’s New in Gardening? – The Vegetable Patch

Many people are under the impression that gardening is very traditional with very little change through the years. Nothing however could be further from the truth! The gardening world is constantly changing, with developments coming along ‘thick and fast’ to enrich our gardening experiences. This month, let’s take a look at the vegetable patch! We…

What’s New In Gardening? Growing Vegetables

Last month we continued a new feature about how things are changing in the way we garden.  As March arrives, let’s take a look at what’s new in vegetable growing! Growing vegetables in our gardens has gone on for centuries, initially to produce our own food, but as time has gone by, other elements have…