celery and carrots. More shade also means less heat, and some plants are just really sensitive to bolting. Growing spinach or bok choy in summer is almost a fool's errand unless you have a spot ...

Carrots and parsnips grow best in light, sandy soil so if your soil is heavy clay, stony, chalky or doesn't drain particularly well, concentrate on the maincrop, short-root types which cope better ...

Carrots do not like being transplanted, so it's best to sow them directly where they are to grow. Remove all stones from the soil because if a carrot root hits a stone it will fork. Prepare the ...

Growing carrots in pots is an excellent introduction to growing root vegetables. It’s possible to easily get a good harvest ...

Whether you grow carrots in spring and summer for quick, tasty crops or in the autumn for larger roots to store over winter, they're one of the tastiest crops you can grow. The Which? Gardening team ...

For a continuous supply of carrots, sow a few seeds every fortnight. May-August - Grow, grow, grow Once the seedlings are big enough to handle gently pull out the weaker plants, leaving one carrot ...

Whether you grow carrots in spring and summer for quick, tasty crops or in the autumn for larger roots to store over winter, they're one of the tastiest crops you can grow. The Which? Gardening team ...

Now is a good time to plant shade trees. The recommended varieties ... broccoli, radishes, carrots, Swiss chard, spinach and cauliflower. Plant potatoes later in January. There is also still ...