Sowing seeds in a Seed Tray Even a small seed tray can hold hundreds of seeds and seedlings so sow thinly. We will sow several types of lettuce and one row of 'Greyhound' cabbage (not labelled in phot...

Sowing Broad Beans in Modules Broad beans are often sown directly in the autumn to overwinter as small plants; this gives an earlier crop and avoids the worst of the blackfly that broad beans attract....

Sowing Peas in Gutters Peas are usually sown direct in the ground but they can be prey to cold soil, biting winds, mice and slugs. Another technique is to sow them in 120cm lengths of guttering in the...

Chitting Potatoes From an Alys Fowler article in the Guardian..."It is most likely too late to debate whether to chit or not. Across the land, egg boxes are full of sprouting potatoes willing on the...