

Homeschool Garden Club - Potatoes
Potatoes were first grown by the Incas in Peru between 8000 and 5000 BC ago. Potatoes provided the main source of food energy for vast...


Homeschool Garden Club - Rhubarb
There are few crops that you can grow which take such little effort to succeed as Rhubarb. It is my personal favourite. Over the winter,...


Homeschool Garden Club - Cucumbers
Our next crop to be sown is outdoor cucumbers. Like their name suggest they are grown outdoors, so no need for fancy equipment. Easy for...
Homeschool Garden Club - Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums not only look pretty, they’re edible too! You can eat the leaves and petals – they taste a bit peppery and look amazing in...


Homeschool Garden Club - Cornflowers
Here we have another edible flower to grow at the Orchard Garden Club. Cornflowers are easy to grow wildflowers that bees and butterflies...


Homeschool Garden Club - Marigolds
Here at the Orchard Training Garden Club, we are branching out from the basic vegetables. We are now looking at edible flowers. This...


Homeschool Garden Club - Top 10 Tips for Caring for Real Christmas Trees
If you are reading this, then like many of the Homeschool Garden Club you have picked a real Christmas tree. Did you know that the...


Homeschool Garden Club - How to Choose a Real Christmas Tree
Now, here at Orchard Training, we have a ban on the C word - you can not mention it before the 6th December. So, we should be ok this...


Homeschool Garden Club - How to Protect Your Garden in the Winter
Some of our Garden Club members are fans of dahlias and we will start to dig these up before the weather gets really cold. We will look...


Homeschool Garden Club - Cherries
I know you are thinking that I have lost the plot talking about cherries in November, however, now is the time to buy as a bare root...

















