D.T. Brown Blog

Few things lift everyday cooking quite like fresh herbs. A handful of basil torn over pasta, rosemary crackled onto roast potatoes, or parsley snipped straight into a salad can transform a meal in seconds. Yet many of us share the same frustrating experience: a lush supermarket basil plant that looks perfect on Monday and is completely dead by Friday.

Onions are one of the most versatile vegetables and are quite easy to grow. Many people grow bulbing onions from sets, although seed is a good and straightforward starting point; shallots are usually grown from sets although hybid seed is now available.

Soil is arguably the most important part of your garden. With healthy soil, you will get healthy plants, and with poor soil, your plants will struggle to thrive. The type of soil you have will determine the kind of plants you can grow in it. While a lot of plants are very adaptable, if you grow plants suited to the conditions in your garden, they will always find it easier to thrive. 

Few vegetables divide gardeners quite like carrots. When they go right, nothing beats them. When they go wrong, you’re left holding a twisted, multi-legged curiosity that looks nothing like the photo on the seed packet. The good news? Most growing problems can be avoided by following a few simple rules.

Onions and shallots are incredibly versatile vegetables for home cooking that are simple to grow and store well too. Discover how to grow onion and shallot sets with D.T. Brown today.

There’s fast food - and then there’s five minutes from plot to plate food. Nothing compares to the crunch, flavour, and freshness of salad leaves picked moments before they’re eaten. Once you’ve tasted home-grown lettuce, those limp, slimy supermarket bags lose their appeal for good.

Whether you’re about to get started with a new allotment and are looking for a beginner’s allotment plan, or you just want to change the layout of your existing one, making a plan is the best way to make sure you don’t forget anything crucial. Below, we outline why a plan is necessary and explain the various things you should include when learning how to start and plan an allotment.

If you’re eager to try growing broccoli out for yourself, the simple process makes these vegetables a very worthwhile addition to your growing space. Read our complete guide on how to grow broccoli and calabrese to get started!