Join us this month to stop and smell the roses. We've been celebrating the importance of flowers, gardens and nature in...

What to Do in the Garden This Week - May 27th

Don't forget to down tools on Sunday, May 10th and celebrate Garden Day with me. Why not wear a #flowercrown of edibles?

What To Do in the Allotment This May 

February is a great time to start a new season of growing our own food.

Grow Your Own - What to Do in the Garden This February 

The Christmas festivities are starting to feel like they were a long time ago and the days are still miserably short and dark...

What to Do in the Garden This Weekend - January 23rd

Whenever the colder months hit and I suddenly realise that the summer is not going to last forever, I start panicking about...

Seasonal Vegetables to Eat in October

I know thinking about the long winter months during the summer is the last thing on anyone's minds. But now is the last chance...

Planning Your Winter Veg

If the soil is warm enough, sow direct into prepared beds. 

Cabbage

Cauliflowers

Brussel Sprouts

Broccoli

Green Sprouting Broccoli

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Cucumber

Kohlrabi's

Sweet Fennel

Runner Bean

Common Bean

Kales

Spinach

Tree Spinach

Swiss Chard

Mizuna

Mispoona

Japanese Mustard Spinach

Tatsoi

Melon

Sweetcorn

Carrot

Beetroot

Swede

Turnip 'Snowball'

Basil

Coriander

Anthriscus

Dill

Lovage

Parsley

Sorrel

Lettuce

Garden Rocket

Land Cress

Common Purslane

Corn salad

Mixed Salad Leaves

Radish

Borage

Comfrey

Chives

Lamb's Lettuce

Spring Onions

Watercress

Cress

Edibles to Sow Outdoors in May

Turnip 'White Egg'

Turnip 'Early Purple Wonder'

Turnips

Plasmodiophora brassicae

Club Root

Streptomyces spp.

Common Scab

RHS hardiness

Turnip 'Snowball'

Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) 'Snowball'

Full Sun

Moderate care

Moderate watering

Frost Hardy

RHS hardiness

Minimum temperature

Turnip 'Snowball' Overview

Common problems with Turnip 'Snowball'