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The GrowMad Definitive Guide to Allotments

Date: 10/09/2023

For many home gardeners having an allotment is the ultimate dream, although obtaining and managing one is not as straight forward. With this ultimate guide we'll take you by the hand and lead you to your dream...

Just How Organic is Your Organic Vegetable Plot?

Date: 01/03/2023

Do you consider yourself to be an organic grower? That's great if you do, but just how organic is your fruit and vegetable produce in reality? GrowMad's Claire digs a little deeper to find out how your organic credentials stack up...

The GrowMad Essential Guide to Growing Strawberries

Date: 06/12/2021

The strawberry has to be the epitome of a British summer. David shows you how this delicious fruit can easily be home-produced for up to 6 or 7 months of the year with this step-by-step easy to follow guide...

The GrowMad Essential Guide to Soil Science

Date: 14/02/2023

Growing the very best fruit or veg takes skill, knowledge and lots of patience which takes time to master, but if your soil science is optimised, you are already halfway there. GrowMad's Claire gets down and dirty with the science of soil...

Can Eating More Broccoli Help Protect Against Cancer?

Date: 01/09/2023

Is it just hype that eating more broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables in your diet really can assist in the fight against Cancer? GrowMad's very own vegetable science specialist digs a little deeper to shed some light on the issue...

How to Clone Tomato Plants

Date: 01/08/2022

Have you a perfect tomato variety that suits your every need, only to find the seed has been discontinued by the breeder? Annoying isn't it? GrowMad's David shows you a sure-fire way of maintaining your favourite variety...

Clubroot in brassicas: What is it and How Do You Manage it.

Date: 24/10/2022

Clubroot is a fungal disease that can severely affect brassica crops. If you have this pathogen in your soil it can have disastrous effects on your harvests but can be managed. GrowMad's David digs a little deeper...