Grow more from
your Scottish
garden

Garlic earns its place, onions and broad beans depend on your drainage and shelter, and autumn peas are a gamble. Windows, protection and where spring wins.

Which seeds to buy, how long to keep the tray covered, how much winter light is enough, and how to tell harmless root hairs from mould.

Is it worth saving a chilli plant through a Scottish winter? Cold and weak light are the obstacles. How to cut back, water and restart it in spring.

Snow is insulation on the ground and a load on branches and hoops. What to shake off, what to leave, and how to de-ice without salting your beds.

Recipes by job for seeds, hungry crops and gritty Mediterranean herbs, why a home mix runs out of feed, and when buying a bag is the better call.

Clay's real double bind: rock-hard dry, sticky wet. Why drainage has to lead on Scottish clay and peaty-gley ground, and why sand makes it worse.