In the garden this month

  • WHAT TO SOW THIS MONTH

    See what to sow in your garden right now.

    VIEW GUIDE 

  • GARDEN JOBS THIS MONTH

    Stay on top of seasonal gardening tasks in the garden

    VIEW JOBS 

  • OCTOBER SEASONAL GUIDE

    A practical guide to what matters in the garden this month

    EXPLORE 

Start Your Gardening Journey

Simple, beginner-friendly growing guides designed to help you build confidence and grow successfully in UK gardens, containers and allotments.

Beginners Start Here

Featured Growing Guides

  • Carrots

    Easy-to-follow carrot growing advice covering sowing, thinning and harvesting sweet, healthy roots.

  • Tomatoes

    Step-by-step tomato growing advice for raising healthy plants and harvesting flavour-packed fruits.

  • Potatoes

    Practical potato growing guides covering planting, earthing up, harvesting and solving common potato problems.

  • Peas

    Simple growing guides for productive pea crops, including sowing, support methods and harvesting tips.

About Wellies and WaxJackets

Wellies and WaxJackets shares practical British gardening advice inspired by real allotment growing, seasonal living and a love of growing your own food.

Latest from the garden

  • Clearing an Overgrown Bed

    A realistic step-by-step look at turning an overgrown garden bed back into productive growing space.

  • Dealing With Slugs Naturally

    Simple, practical ways to reduce slug damage naturally without relying heavily on chemical pellets.

  • The Allotment in Autumn

     The frantic growing season is over, the pressure has eased and you can finally start getting the plot back under control.