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Crunchy, crisp carrots! Who's up for that? Of course you are! Well - hold onto your sun hats - this weekend's video offers a deep dive into everyone's favorite root.

I'll be sharing ways to sow them - including in pots. There'll be tips to get the tiny seeds to germinate faster. Ideas for side-stepping carrot fly - the biggest pest of carrots. And I'll be revealing my preferred way to harvest and store them. Oh, and if you've no idea what to grow - there'll be tips and pointers a plenty to help you decide.

See you Saturday, 3.45 GMT / 11.45 ET / 08.45 PT. Can't wait for you to join me in the garden! 

There's one fruit that encapsulates the sweetness of summer above all others - the strawberry! And I'm delighted to say that our Strawberry Growing Masterclass video goes live tomorrow, Saturday 10th February. It will cover everything you need to know to succeed, from choosing what type of strawberry to grow, to how to get the biggest and best pickings. In the meantime, let me know how you grow your strawberries down below.

I also had the pleasure of chatting with fellow gardening YouTuber Tony C Smith yesterday. What a lovely fellow he is! We chatted all things vegetable growing (of course!) and put the world to rights. You can watch our conversation from 7pm GMT today (Friday) over on the Potty Mouth Garden Club YouTube channel:  https://youtu.be/FVx4Q7_C3vU?si=4qQpx... 

How do you grow your strawberries: 

Whoop, whoop! I am mega-excited about our upcoming video, out on Saturday.

I hope you'll join me on a tour of a very special garden that's off-the-scales productive! The garden - which is half the size of a tennis court - has yielded an astonishing 1,300lbs (580kg) of super-fresh, super-tasty produce in just 12 months. That's quite some harvest!

It's also a garden many of you may recognise... or not. But who will I be visiting? Why not hazard a guess below. In the meantime, I look forward to your company this Saturday, 20 January, at  15:45  GMT/10:45 ET/07:45 PT. 

May I take this opportunity to wish all of you wonderful, green fingered-and-thumbed people a very happy New Year! The team here at GrowVeg really appreciates all of your support. I can't begin to tell you how much it means to us! We have so many exciting plans for the coming year and hope you'll continue to join us for the ride.

Don't forget to check out our latest video - on planning your 2024 garden. There may be a few ideas in there to whet your appetite for the upcoming season. In the meantime, let me raise a virtual glass to toast in the New Year with you truly superb folk! 

Getting the most from your garden begins with a little planning. Setting aside time now to consider what will grow where and when will put you in the best possible position later on in the growing season. 

I'm really excited for our next video - due out on 30 December - when I'll be going back to basics. What are the sorts of things you should consider when deciding what to grow? And what if you're starting a completely new vegetable garden? Don't worry - I've got your back!

See you then. In the meantime, drop a comment below to share what you're hoping to achieve this coming season. 

I'm incredibly excited for tomorrow's video. It's not often you get to tap into the experience and energy of an organic, nature-friendly market gardener. We're going to meet a real character - someone who lives, breathes and, of course, eats what he believes in. And it really comes across! 

Join myself and Jez Taylor of Daylesford Organic as he generously shares his tips and wealth of expert advice for the best-tasting produce out there. I really can't wait you to see this one - see you there! 

Wow! 600,000 subscribers! Thank you so much from me, Rosie the dog and the rest of the team. This is such an honour and incredibly humbling! And none of this would be possible without you lot! Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. 😀 

Here I am holding up some discarded fish heads salvaged from my local fishmonger. But what do you reckon I'll be doing with them in our next video? Frying them up? Composting them? Or something else entirely...? Comment below and share your thoughts! Catch you this weekend when all will be revealed. 

Climbing/vining beans of all types are a must for the summer garden I reckon. They're the epitome of abundance - keep on picking them and they'll keep on coming! The plants are lookers too, adding valuable height to the vegetable garden, colourful flowers and the industrious buzz of pollinating insects. What's not to love?!

So, please do join me this coming weekend when I'll be planting out my beans, talking bean supports, exploring ways to beat the pests and showing you the very best ways to ensure perfect beans... every time. Tune in and boost your beans this growing season! 

I'm pretty pleased with this salad tower. I only made it a week ago and it's already beginning to fill out beautifully. What I love about this space-saving approach to growing salads is that it looks so smart too - plentiful pickings on the patio or balcony with good-looks thrown in for good measure. Doesn't get any better than that! If you'd like to make one too, tune in on Saturday when I'll be showing you how, step by step.