How can I grow my own food?
Free videos on how to grow your own food like tomatoes, onions, chard and more.
What can you grow in Autumn and other seasons? Our expert gardener, Fabrice, has the answers.
Sign up for weekly videos on how and what to plant – including other growing and gardening tips.
What can you grow in Autumn and other seasons? Our expert gardener, Fabrice, has the answers.
Sign up for weekly videos on how and what to plant – including other growing and gardening tips.
What can I grow in winter?
Fabrice is back with more growing tips than you can shake a stick of celery at. It may be winter, but there are still a lot of things to turn your green fingers to.
|
|
Week 2 (25 - 31 Jan)
Growing chillis Feeling the chill? No problem. It's time to bring out the chillis. Learn how to grow Scotch Bonnet and other varieties. |
|
|
Week 1 (18 - 24 Jan)
Growing citrus fruits How to grow your own lemons, limes and oranges. You've heard of easy peel. Stick with Fabrice for easy grow. But make sure you get your fruit from the local market if you want to use the pips to grow your own. |
|
|
Week 1 (18 - 24 Jan)
Growing ginger (part 1) Did you know there were different types of ginger? Lots of different types. |
|
|
Week 1 (18 - 24 Jan)
Growing ginger (part 2) Top tip: organic ginger is more likely to sprout because it hasn't been sprayed with sprout inhibitors. |
|
|
Week 1 (18 - 24 Jan)
Growing ginger (part 3) Top tip: when you're at the market, look out for ginger already starting to sprout – it'll save you hours of waiting. |
Growing tips from 2020
Growing from onion and garlic sets
|
|
October 12-19
What is an onion set? And how do you get new garlic from old garlic? Spoiler alert: you'll want to make sure that you buy organic garlic. Learn to plant, and grow, onion and garlic sets – and find out how to avoid garden pests. |
Sowing broad beans and peas for overwintering
|
|
October 12-19
Did you know that you can get a lovely crop of peas as early as the end of May? Find out how. Learn when and how to plant broad beans and peas over the winter period. If you're a local resident, come and pick some seeds up before the end of October. |
How to tell when a pumpkin is ripe
|
|
Week 7 (5 – 12 October)
We're getting closer to Halloween and that tells us that we're coming into pumpkin season. But how do know when pumpkins and squash are ripe? Also, how do you harvest them? Plus some temperature tips when storing them. |
Onions and spring onions from seed
|
|
Week 7 (5 – 12 October)
Sowing onions and spring onions, including the White Lisbon variety. Fabrice tells you how you can get hold of some seedlings. Though you'll need to swing by the park this Tuesday 6 October. |
Using old mushroom trays for winter salads
|
|
Week 6 (up to 4 October)
This is a quick and cheap way to get your salad greens sprouting this winter. With tips on:
|
The earliest lettuce of the year
|
|
Week 6 (up to 4 October)
Learn which lettuces you can plant in winter. And find out how to protect your lettuce – including tips about planting, pests and the optimum environment to grow them in. |
Time to prepare spring cabbage
|
|
Week 6 (up to 4 October)
Get planting spring cabbage seedlings. You can collect some from the park if you're a local resident. Email us. In this video, Fabrice tells you how to thin out your crop and when to start fertilising them. |
Collecting seeds for spring
|
|
Week 5 (21 – 27 September)
How to collect and save seeds for spring planting, featuring:
|
Land cress and watercress
|
|
Week 5 (21 – 27 September)
What's the difference between land cress and watercress? Fabrice reveals all. |
Winter soil care
|
|
Week 4 (14 – 20 September)
How to care for soil whether you're using large planters or open ground. Find out which 3 key things keep your soil fertile during the winter months. |
Planting spinach and rocket
|
|
Week 4 (14 – 20 September)
How and when to plant spinach and salad rocket. Plus, what is the difference between normal spinach and perpetual spinach? Fabrice explains all. |
Using recycled containers to grow veg
|
|
Week 3 (7 – 13 September)
How to use recycled containers to grow winter veg like:
|
Planting Asian green crops
|
|
Week 3 (7 – 13 September)
Also in this episode – plant spacing and intercropping. |
Perfect for pickling and blanching
|
|
Week 3 (7 – 13 September)
Make some tasty pickles and dishes like kimchi with these Asian greens – perfect for the winter.
|
Food to grow in winter
|
|
Week 2 (1 – 7 September)
London still has 2 months of good growing weather. Tips on which seedlings to plant in the coming weeks:
|
Herbs that grow very well over the winter
|
|
Week 2 (1 – 7 September)
Three winter-hardy herbs that taste great:
|
Growing late-planting salad leaves
|
|
Week 1 (24 – 31 August)
Enjoy great tasting salads in the coming months:
|
Growing late-planting roots
|
|
Week 1 (24 – 31 August)
Easy-growing winter roots you've still got time to plant:
|
More tips from Fabrice
More growing tips from our community gardener, Fabrice.
Would you like to volunteer in our beautiful park – and learn gardening skills at the same time? Find out more.
Get free growing tuition. Sign up for Fabrice's weekly videos.
Would you like to volunteer in our beautiful park – and learn gardening skills at the same time? Find out more.
Get free growing tuition. Sign up for Fabrice's weekly videos.
