Kitchen Garden

GARDENING FOR WELLBEING

IST CONTAINER CATEGORY PASSIONATE PLOTTER 2017

Norman and Valerie Spooner tend their award winning 12ft x12ft plot in the grounds of their sheltered housing in Essex

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GROWING VEG?

Two years.

WHAT VARIETY OF VEGETABLE CAN YOU RECOMMEND?

The vegetable that we love is carrots. The flavour is superb and they don’t get gobbled up by pests.

HOW DO YOU GROW

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