5 Steps To Growing Success

From Over 40 Years of Horticultural Experience, We Have Developed And Perfected The Secrets To A Thriving And Productive Vegetable Garden. Now We Have Put These Secrets Into 5 Comprehensive Steps To Help You Unlock Your Garden's Full Potential.

The Tasty Garden Programme Aims To:

  • Instil knowledge and confidence in organic growing techniques

  • Help you create your dream herb, fruit and veg garden

Step 1: Work With Nature

  • Determine your climate

  • Read your garden - sun mapping

  • Soil science

  • Soil testing and amending

  • Compost and composting

  • Grow according to your climate

  • Unlock your garden's full potential

Step 2: Sow And Grow

  • Make a growing plan

  • How to grow each herb/fruit/veg

  • Growing from seed

  • Plant care and maintenance

  • Competency in growing techniques

  • Learn to grow what you like to eat

Step 3: Smart Gardening Techniques

  • Things to focus on

  • Efficient working:

    • Watering

    • Weeding

    • Low-maintenance growing

  • Avoiding things that waste time

  • Make the most of your garden time

  • Less effort, more relaxing

Step 4: Biological Balance

  • Manage your garden habitat

  • Reduce risk of pests and disease

  • Biological pest control:

    • Encourage predators

    • Companion planting

    • Natural remedies

  • Natural pest control and organic produce

  • Stronger, healthier plants with fewer losses

Step 5: Garden To Plate

  • When and how to harvest

  • Best flavour and nutrition

  • Eat with the seasons

  • Recipe ideas

  • What to do with a glut

  • Maximum flavour and nutrition

  • Efficient utilisation of produce

  • Exciting home-grown dishes

*Growing achievements by Adam Brooker and tastygarden.net are aspirational statements only of your growing potential. These results will vary depending on your situation and level of commitment. The results on this page are my results and from years of testing. I can in no way guarantee you will get similar results.