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Andrew Tokely's Gardening Jobs for September

September has arrived and the mornings are starting to feel like autumn with the daylight hours shortening. September can still be busy bringing in the rest of the harvest as well as preparing for next year’s crops and display.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for August

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for July!

Heritage Seed Varieties

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for May

Andrews Top Tips for May

Seed Potato Sizing

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for April

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for March

Guide to Symbols and Abbreviations on our Website and Catalogue

Here's an explanation of symbols that are used on our website and in our catalogues.

Caring for Citrus Trees

How to care for your citrus trees.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for February

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January

Happy New Year!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for December

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for November!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for October!

October signals darker nights, and shorter days, allowing more time to plan and look ahead to spring and giving Vegetable plots a tidy and flower beds a fresh look. 

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for September!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for August

Have a read of Andrew Tokely's gardening tips for this month!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for July!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June!

Have a read of Andrews top tips for this month!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for May!

What to do in your garden this May.

Andrew Tokely's April Gardening Tips

What to do in the garden in April.

Picking Peas

           If there is one vegetable that in my opinion always tastes best when freshly picked, it has to be Peas. I love them, especially picked straight from the vine, shelled and eaten whilst wandering around the vegetable plot on a warm summer evening. I have known a time, when I’ve eaten so many, whilst wandering around the garden, that by the time I go indoors my tongue has turned green. 
Peas eaten fresh like this are very sweet, and always have that melt in the mouth flavour.
For the sweetest flavour, peas are always best picked and eaten straight away, because the sugars soon begin converting to starch once picked. That’s why those pods you buy in the supermarket never taste the same as your own.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for March!

March has arrived, and thankfully the days are getting longer and brighter, which will help make everything in the garden grow. Now is the ideal time to start  of planning for the crops for the rest of the year.  

Growing Your Own Perfect Potatoes

Here is Andrew Tokely's advice on growing your own perfect potatoes!

Extend the Tomato Growing Season

Have a read of this useful blog about how to grow tomatoes throughout the year to extend the growing season.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for February!

Have a read of Andrew Tokely's gardening tips for this month.

Beans for Breakfast

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January!

What to do in the garden in January.

Growing Carrot Seeds for All Season

Have a read of Andrew Tokely's advice for growing carrots from seed for all seasons

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for December!

How to Grow Garlic

Have a look at our garlic growing guide.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for November!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for October!

What to do in the garden in October.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for September!

How to Grow Tomatoes from Seed

Have a look at our tomato seed growing guide to help you get the best from your crops!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for August!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for July!

Mushroom Growing Guide

Take a look at our handy guide for growing your own gourmet mushrooms.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for May!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for May!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for April!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for April! 

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for March!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for March!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for February!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for February!

This Week In The Garden with Peter Seabrook

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January

What to do in your garden in January...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for December

What to do in your garden in December...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for November

What to do in your garden in November...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for October

What to do in your garden...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for September!

What to do in your garden in September...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for August

What to do in your garden in August...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for July

What to do in your garden in July...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June

What to do in your garden in June...

Courgette Bitterness

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for May!

How to Grow Asparagus Crowns

Cultural tips for your growing asaparagus....From preparation to planting and general tips.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for April!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for March!

What to do in your garden in March!

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January

What to do in your garden in January...
 

July delivery plug plants...

Plug Plants for July delivery will be despatched from 1st July.

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for August

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for October

Gardening Tips for October

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for November

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for December

CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS BISHOP!

Gardening Tips - Soft Fruit

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for June

June delivery plug plants...

Plug plants for June delivery.

On the Plot in September, October & November

Andrew Tokely's (Kings Horticultural Director) Tips of the Month

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January!

Fruit Tree Planting Advice

Growing your own soft fruit can be one of the most rewarding experiences in the gardener’s year. Not only are many fruits blessed with a marvellous show of blossom during spring, but they provide a bounty of produce throughout the summer and autumn and even throughout the long winter months.
Successfully growing fruit trees is quite easy if some simple guidelines are followed.
 

SWEET PEA STRIPS - TIPS & ADVICE

Jeremy Scott wins Thrive/RNIB Blind Gardener of the Year!

Gardening Tips - Soft Fruit

Autum Treasure Raspberries

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for February!

What to do in your garden in February!

CATALOGUE & PLUG PLANT PACKAGING

The Polythene we use is 100% recyclable and quicker to degrade than standard poly.

Coggeshall Allotment "As Dug" Vegetable Show

Click here to see picture.

Santero Onion Sets

Owing to production problems, these onion sets will not be available to order for this coming season...

Andrew Tokely - Kings Seeds Horticultural Director

Andrew's garden and allotment is flourishing with a variety of vegetable and flowers, all grown from Kings Seeds.

Here's a video our sweet pea fields created by Oliver's Nurseries

Kings Seeds Sweet Peas in full glory!

Fruit Tree Planting Advice

Planning, Preparation & Planting...

Sweet Pea Premium Waved Mixed has started to flower!

What a lovely surprise after the hot weekend...Look at these sweet peas blooming!

Fantastic work by Kings Seeds Horticultural Director Andrew Tokely

Great garden and allotment pictures available here...

Commemorate the ending of "World War l"

Sow these vegetable seeds and flowers varieties, as listed in our 1918 catalogue (100 years ago)

Grow Your Own Cauliflower Cendis F1

Great tips from Andrew Tokely - Kings Seeds Hoticultural Director.

Potato Day

Last Saturday, we were at Stonham Barns for the "Potato Day"

How to Grow Sweet Peas

No garden is complete without these scented flowers climbing up trellises or growing in borders or pots. Read this article to find out how to sow and grow sweet peas. Everything you need to know including where to sow, how to look after them, when to plant out and when will they flower.

SWEET PEAS STRIPS - TIPS & ADVICE

How to grow sweet peas plant strips...

SWEET POTATO TIPS & ADVICE

Facts on how to grow and harvest Sweet Potatoes...

Andrew Tokely's Gardening Tips for January!

What to do in your garden in January.

Andrew Tokely's (Kings Horticultural Director) Tips of the Month

What to do in your garden in December

Here's a video and a couple of pictures of Sweet Peas coming up in the field...

Spencer Waved Premium Mix were sown in October 3rd for 2018 harvest.

TOP TIPS from Kings Seeds Horticultural Director Andrew Tokely

Pictures available and top tips for you...

Sweet Potatoes grown as a trial on the allotment...

Yield 7.3kg from one root. Average over 3 roots 6.2kg.

Potato recommendation from a customer

We preferred the taste of Potatoes "Nicola" to the other varieties...

FEDAGA Allotment Show was Excellent this year!

Thanks to Kings Seeds for supplying the seeds and with great success!

We are now despatching spring planting onion sets & shallots

Here are some tips for all the gardeners...

Growing Communities Healthy Packed Lunch Plot Competition

Rural Community Council of Essex managed this competition

Judging at the Coggeshall Allotment "As Dug" Vegetable competition

Have a look at these photo's of Coggeshall Allotment "As Dug" Competition

Sweet Peas being harvested on our own farm

Video and pictures of the harvesting available here...

What a beautiful display of Sweet Peas

A Video of "Sweet Peas" growing in our fields...

Customer Feedback

Providing Top Quality Plug Plants (Highly Recommended) :-)

How to grow sunflowers from seed

Sunflowers are easy and fun to grow from seed - start yours off now...

KINGS Sow & Harvest Chart

See our handy sow and harvest chart guide. Available to dowload online.

Growing mushrooms on logs with Dowels

This weeks blog post will take you through a step by step guide showing you how to grow your mushrooms on logs with Dowels. 

Looking towards the Autumn.

Looking towards the Autumn months. 

Planting your Onions

Today's topical tip is about planting your onions. 

Looking after your Strawberries

How to look after your Strawberry plants. 

Further sowing your Peas

These tips will folllow on from last weeks pea sowing tips. 

Throwing it back to 1914!

A flashback to 1914 during The Great War at Kings Seeds and what was happening. 

Sowing your Hardy Annuals

This time of year is the perfect time to start sowing your Hardy Annuals!

Sowing Your Runner Beans & Dwarf French Beans

This week is the perfect time to start sowing your Runner Beans and Dwarf French Beans. 

Growing your Roses

Tips and tricks on how to grow your roses. 

Sowing Your Veg

This blog post will guide you on how to sow your vegetables in able to achieve better germination. 

How to be Successful when Sowing Seeds

Thesedays seeds can be sown either as individual seeds or by using seed tapes and seed discs.