Growing Guides

A packet of karela seeds can make summer gardening feel close, even when the evenings are still cold. The temptation is to sow straight away. With...

Your lauki vine has leaves, tendrils and flowers, but still no fruit for the kitchen. Before reaching for fertiliser, take a closer look at the flowers....

The first lauki on a vine is tempting to leave for just one more day. You want to see how big it gets. If you are...

It is easy to underestimate a lauki vine when it has only a few leaves. A month later, the same plant may be winding around everything...

A packet of lauki seeds is a small beginning for a plant that needs a surprising amount of room. Before you sow, decide where the vine...

A flower bed can have plenty of colour and still look a little unfinished at the edges. Sweet alyssum is useful in that space. Its small...