Grow Your Own Food,
Month by Month
Practical, honest growing advice from a 40-year UK kitchen gardener.
What to sow, when to sow it, and how to actually get a harvest —
no fuss, no jargon.
What to sow this month →
- Runner beans — direct sow outdoors
- French beans — under cover or outside
- Courgettes — final sowings
- Carrots — succession sow every 2 weeks
- Beetroot — direct sow into beds
- Salad leaves — quick return crops
Everything You Need to Grow Well
From first-time allotment holders to experienced kitchen gardeners,
the guides here are grounded in real UK conditions.
Month-by-Month Guides
Know exactly what to sow, plant, and harvest every month of the UK growing year. No guesswork.
Vegetable Growing Tips
Deep-dive guides for every major crop — varieties that actually work in the UK, spacing, watering, common mistakes.
Small Space & Container Growing
No allotment? No problem. Most vegetables grow well in pots, raised beds, or a back garden corner.
Companion Planting
Which plants help each other and which fight. Simple companion planting charts built for UK conditions.
Grow to Save Money
Focus on high-yield, high-value crops that genuinely cut your food bills. Practical advice, not gardening theatre.
Printable Planners
Downloadable planners, journals, and trackers designed for the UK growing year. A4 format, instant download.
UK Companion Planting Chart
40+ vegetable combinations — which plants help each other, which to keep apart. Free, printable, UK-specific.
Latest Growing Guides
How to Grow Runner Beans in the UK
The variety to choose, when to sow, how to build supports, and the one mistake that ruins most crops.
What to Sow in May: UK Allotment Guide
The complete May planting calendar for UK growers — what’s still possible and what to prioritise.
Best Companion Plants for Tomatoes (UK Guide)
Basil, marigolds, and the companions that actually make a difference on a UK plot.
Printable Planners & Journals
A4 PDF downloads, designed for the UK growing year. Instant download, works on tablet or printed out.
UK Companion Planting Chart
40+ vegetable combinations. Which plants help, which hinder. Perfect for planning your beds.
Month-by-Month Allotment Planner
A full UK growing year in one planner. Every month: what to sow, plant, harvest, and do on the plot.
Beginner’s Kitchen Garden Journal
Track what you sow, what worked, what didn’t. Build your own UK growing record year by year.