Grow Your Own Vegetables

Discover the best way to grow your own vegetables however small your garden.
Derek Cox from BBC Radio Leicester’s ‘Down to Earth’ show will be at Syston Library on Tuesday 30th March at 7pm supporting the BBC Dig In campaign by explaining the best way to successfully grow potatoes, carrots, runner beans, tomatoes, courgettes and salads in containers and small spaces.
Derek Cox is a very experienced gardener and one of the longest serving team members from the Down to Earth show on Radio Leicester. The show was originally launched in 1967 and is the longest running BBC Radio programme.
The BBC will be running their Dig In campaign again this spring to encouraging people to grow their own vegetables. Whether people have a garden, an allotment, a window box or simply a yoghurt pot, people are urged to get digging wherever they can.
If you would like to find out how to grow your own vegetables contact Syston Library, 0116 305 3500 for a ticket. Tickets cost £2 and booking in advance is necessary as places are limited. More information about Syston Library can be found at www.leics.gov.uk/syston_library