The Kitchen Gardener: Grow Your Own Fruit and Veg

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Any tap root left in the soil will regrow year-after-year and become increasingly more resilient with each weeding attempt.

The best time of year is March-April but you can have a go at creating your garden any time during the summer months. In Botany of the Kitchen Garden, Kew expert Hélèna Dove expertly combines horticulture and science in this essential reference on food crops: which part of the plant are we harvesting, how are plants adapted and how does this effect the grower? Safe enough away from the garden but happily sheltered and with our natural spring that feeds the garden we have a little pond to keep the bees well watered. We often design raised beds to be rectangular for this classic layout, but we've also had spaces where we felt squares worked best. We were looking at the online market and realised consumers were not being given the option of being able to purchase pesticide and organic pesticide free vegetable plants.We grow a huge range of products in individual pots or cells due to the improved root retention and speed the plants establish themselves. We've squeezed kitchen gardens into the thin strip of space between driveways and fences, so believe me when I say you do not have to get rid of all your grass to have a kitchen garden.

Crunchy, tasty and highly nutritious, carrots are a particularly good source of beta-carotene, potassium and vitamins C and K, and it's thought that they can help lower cholesterol levels and improve eye health.Discover the impressive and inspiring range of houseplants you’ll find on display in the conservatories, orangeries and glasshouses in the Trust’s care.

There are tips on how to grow a wide range of fruit and vegetable crops and how to control troublesome pests plus what to do on your plot each month. Let’s dispel some of these initial faults, and explain how we can maximise our yields, and our happiness.The only way to have an exceptional meal that is both flavourful and healthy is to use the highest quality produce possible, and homegrown food is often the highest quality food available.