Tag: Lucy Chamberlain

Perfect peas, sowing seeds and fan training fruit trees

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks   Growing peas Every spring I dutifully sow peas for my plot. I’m well aware...

Step by Step – Make Comfrey Plant Food

If switching totally to organic gardening is your objective, why not include making plant fertiliser as part of your regime? Comfrey leaves are well...

How to water crops wisely and look after summer strawberries

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks   Be water-wise We’re highly aware these days of the weather. Frequent gluts and dearths...

Step-by-Step Three Dishes from Broad Beans

These deliciously moreish beans taste phenomenal when home-grown compared to shop-bought pods, and did you know how versatile they are in the kitchen? All stages...

How to maximise soft fruit harvests and grow globe artichokes

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks   Safely deter birds from your fruit I am a huge fan of growing my...

Five quick jobs to improve your garden

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks   Are you an asparagus grower? Record the first date you cut those supremely...