Growing Guides

At first, a cabbage looks like a loose circle of leaves. Then the centre begins to fold inward, and the plant you have been watering for...

Leaving a baingan on the plant for a few extra days can seem like an easy way to get a bigger harvest. Sometimes all you gain...

A brinjal seedling does not need to be the tallest plant in the tray. A short, sturdy plant with healthy leaves and an intact root ball...

A thick patch of carrot leaves can look promising right up to harvest, when you pull out a handful of pencil-thin roots. Often, the trouble began...

For weeks, a cauliflower plant seems to be all leaves. Then you look into the centre and find the small white head you have been waiting...

The bhindi you meant to pick yesterday can look surprisingly different today. A few oversized pods are easy to miss behind broad leaves, especially when you...