Ross Geach

The leeks I grow at Padstow Kitchen Garden don’t very often get much thicker than a little finger.

The great thing about peppers (Capsicum) is that there are so many different varieties – there’s one for everyone.

Courgettes belong to the cucurbit family, along with marrows, pumpkins and cucumbers.

Fennel has a strong anise flavour and a tendency to run to seed.

I have been growing oriental salad leaves at Padstow Kitchen Garden for nine years.

In 2007, when my grandad John was clearing the walled garden of weeds and brambles at Trerethern Farm in Cornwall, where Padstow Kitchen Garden is now based, beetroot ’Boltardy’ was the first veg we grew.

I have been growing cavolo nero (black kale) at Padstow Kitchen Garden for eight years and have noticed a huge increase in demand from the restaurants and shops I supply.