Did you know that Europeans only came into contact with the chilli pepper after Columbus discovered America? Since then, over 3.000 registered species have been developed.

Spinach is a very nutrient-dense food. It’s low in calories yet very high in vitamins, minerals and other phytonutrients.

A lot of people love tomatoes, but not all tomato-lovers have tried growing this herb-like fruiting vegetable themselves.

Garlic has a long history of cultivation, having been grown for a variety of uses for millennia.

Little is known about how ginger first came to be cultivated. Historians think that the plant did not exist naturally in its current form, but was bred by humans.

Mint is the Moroccan symbol of hospitality. In colder northern climes, mint has other uses too.

After tomatoes, cabbages and onions, cucumbers are the fourth most widely cultivated vegetable in the world.

Most growers know the importance of applying the right amount of macro- and micro-nutrients, and there are several ways of knowing whether a plant is lacking any of these elements.

Eeeeek!! …a leek!! That’s what the Saxons must have thought in 640 A.D.

There are many aspects of crop and plant production that determine the success of all the effort you put in, but one of the aspects of growing that is most often overlooked is the temperature of th