WHAT has been around comes around, they say, and if I have any claim to fame it is the 10ft x 12ft vegetable plot I created on a TV series called Dig This! This was made for the BBC’s Pebble Mill at One lunchtime programme back in the mid-1970s.
Salad and vegetable prices rocketed following the hot summer of 1976, and the popularity of The Good Life TV programme inspired many people to grow their own. Now we see the return of growing our own, and little has changed from a cultivation point of view.
The 10x12 plot was in rows, and subsequently we looked at yard square Chequerboard Gardening, which may be more appropriate for today’s modern housing and tiny gardens. Where there is no garden, our more recent plans for the Palatable (Pallet-able!) Garden for the now-cancelled BBC Gardeners’ World Live is another option.
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To dig or not to dig?
Should we be carrying out a full dig on plots now? Bob considers the pros and cons of the 'autumn dig' debate
The box ball blues
As if his beleaguered box hadn't already taken a beating, Toby now has to deal with some hungry box caterpillars
Save your own seeds
Masterclass on: seed saving
Strange sightings
Three unusual insects turn up in Val's garden in one day
A bolt from the blue!
Cornflowers are perfect for garden and vase
Winter moth prevention
Ruth shows you how to avoid maggoty tree fruits
Create a winter container
There are as many options as in summer
Lightweight gardening tools
AS well as being good for our mental health, gardening is also great exercise.
Autumn price round-up
AG finds better bargains in lesser-known brands
Rudbeckias
Rudbeckias are ideal for sunny summer patios and borders, with some able to survive our coldest winters
