by JasonJohns | Featured, Growing Vegetables, Latest, Slider, Vegetable Growing Guides
Introduction Garlic is a staple in many cuisines and grown by home gardeners across the world. One of the biggest problems we face when growing garlic is garlic rust, which is unsightly and far too common. This article will concentrate on garlic rust, whereas if you... 
by JasonJohns | Articles, Growing Vegetables, Vegetable Growing Guides
Garlic, Allium sativum, is a perennial plant that is grown as an annual for its bulbs. If the bulbs are left in place, the plant will slowly spread while the bulbs grow and flower each year. A member of the onion family, garlic is very popular for its culinary use... 
by JasonJohns | Growing Guides, Growing Vegetables, Plant Diseases, Vegetable Growing Guides
Tomato blight, or late blight diseases (Phytophthora infestans), is a major issue for growers across the world. It can destroy crops and by the time it has infected your plants, it is too late for you to grow any more and your entire harvest is lost. Worse, late... 
by JasonJohns | Featured, Gardening, Growing Vegetables, Healthy Living
We all grow broad beans, or fava beans as our American cousins refer to them as. They are a popular crop across the world and many gardeners, myself included, grow them because they are a good space filler, can be planted in autumn to crop the following year and are a... 
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When growing pumpkins you often end up with a glut of them at which point you are left wondering what on earth you are going to do with all those pumpkins. Of course, you can carve some for Halloween, but there will invariably be some left over, plus what do you do... by JasonJohns | Growing Tomatoes, Growing Vegetables
Tomatoes are probably the most popular vegetable plant (though really it’s a fruit) grown at home. Many people try to grow these every year to various degrees of success. But what do you really need in order to successfully grow tomatoes? Here are six tips that...
