Welcome back to The Gooden Life, your guide to gardening and plotting for 2025! 

Keith & Freya Gooden are back for a third year and today ,in our mini greenhouse in the sunshine, planting Bishop's Crown red Chilli and beautiful blue cornflower! 

Also advice for getting your parsnips going.... They can be tricky, but worth the effort!

A new year of growing, weeding and feeding starts here!