Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Breaking New Ground
Series in which horticulturalist Carol Klein proves how easy it is to grow your own food. Potatoes are on the menu as Carol gets to grips with growing organic veg for the first time in 20 years. She also helps a first time vegetables grower and her family with their new plot and shows them how to prepare the ground for their first crop. And at the Royal Horticultural Society's Harlow Carr garden in Yorkshire, the experts show how even a small plot can grow enough greens to feed a family for a whole year.
E02
Back to Your Roots
Horticulturalist Carol Klein proves how easy it is to grow your own food, getting down to earth with root vegetables. Carol takes first-time veg grower Louise to a seed swap and lends her family a helping hand in their brand new veg garden. Excitement takes hold as new seedlings appear and the plot really begins to take off. Meanwhile at the Royal Horticulural Society's Harlow Carr garden, Yorkshire, the gardeners get to grips with their three-metre square plot.
E03
Bean Feast
Plantswoman Carol Klein explores the fascinating world of peas and beans - the legumes. It's all hands on deck as first-time veg grower Louise and her family begin to reap the rewards of their labours andnine-year-old Molly reveals her green fingers by growing her very own carrots. Carol discovers how peas ought to taste as she samples heritage varieties.
E04
The Cabbage Patch
Carol Klein, renowned plantswoman and Gardeners World presenter, grows cabbages, caulis and kale - the brassicas. First time veg grower Louise and her family find their crop coming under attack. Harry, theblind allotment holder, combats plant diseases in his own unique way and Carol clambers up the cliffs in search of the ancestors of the modern cabbage.
E05
Salad Days
In this programme, Carol gets to know her onions and tries to put fresh salads on the menu every day of the year. Harvesting steams ahead in the small plot at the Royal Horticultural Society's Harlow Carr garden, in Yorkshire. Carol and her daughter Annie find out how, even without a garden, you can grow your own baby salad leaves.
E06
Pumpkins & Squashes
Carol Klein proves how easy it is to grow your own vegetables.In the final part of the series, she celebrates the delicious and decorative pumpkin and squash family. We see the harvest gathered in and look forward to winter at Harlow Carr and Carol's Glebe Cottage in Devon. First-time vegetable grower Louise and her family reflect on their first growing year's success in the warm glow of the bonfire.
Carol Klein
as Presenter