JAMES WONG

Welcome to my website!

PHOTOS & BIO

I'm James Wong - Kew-trained botanist, BBC science presenter & obsessive foodie grower - who's fascinated by all things plant related.

I'm putting together jameswong.co.uk as an alternative, fresh guide to cool stuff to grow, for committed plant geeks & horticultural virgins alike.

Over the next few months I will be uploading everything I know and everything I do - from updates for my backyard harvests to all my latest TV, radio, books and talks.

Come back and watch how it evolves!

MY NEW BLOG

A sneaky PEEK AT MY FRONT GARDEN

Regular updates from my own tiny suburban patch to show you what I'm growing, cooking & eating each season. Everything from sugary mini kiwis to homegrown tea leaves await!

MY NEW BOOK

Tour Dates

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

I'M FAST COMING TO THE END OF A CRAZY 60-DATE TOUR, BUT YOU CAN STILL CATCH ME in:

EPisode1: MY MANIFESTO

Check out the party political broadcast for my new book & campaign 'Homegrown Revolution'. It's my one-man mission to free allotmenteers from the grow your own timewarp of bland 'dig for victory' fruit & veg.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Hillmount & Hillside Garden Centres

Friday 14th & Saturday 15th June

Buckingham Garden Centre
Saturday 22nd June

Horticultural Trades Association
Tuesday 25th June

Chelsea Physic Garden
15th September

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION

'Growing your own' can be about so much more than just spuds, sprouts & swede. So ditch the ration book veg & discover a whole new world of homegrown flavour.

MIDLANDS

LONDON

THe GREAT SOW-A-LONG

connect with me for live updates of new tour dates.

SOW-A-LONG WITH ME IN 2013!

This year I'll be posting info about absolutely everything I'll be sowing right here, complete with facebook & twitter updates about exactly when and how to do it.

So what're ya waiting for? Come on & join in!

Growing & Eating exotic inca berries

Sticky, sweet & incredibly exotic, you might not believe it but these uber trendy South American berries are far easier to grow than the lowly tomato.

If you plant just one fruit crop next year, this simply has to be it!

CHICKPEA 'EDAMAME'

Love those deliciously nutty pods of edamame beans you get in Japanese restaurants, but frustrated you can’t grow them in the UK? Well I think I have gone one better with super easy-to-grow chickpea ‘edamame’!

Growing Chilean Guavas

Queen Victoria’s favourite fruit, these intensely fragrant berries somehow manage to combine the flavours of wild strawberries, pink guavas and a hint of candy floss.

NEW ZEALAND YAMS

Jelly bean-coloured, blight resistant 'spuds' that even come with tasty shamrock-shaped leaves. Watch this space for my upcoming guide to growing cooking and eating these tasty, easy-to-grow veg.

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