Jack First

Jack First is an award-winning horticulturalist who has pioneered, developed and fully tested hot bed gardening. Jack studied agriculture in the late 1960s and has been involved with farming and horticulture ever since. He was a Soil Association symbol holder in Yorkshire for ten years, taught organic gardening at Shipley College, has given public talks to allotment associations and worked in schools setting up organic gardens. He also worked in a wholefood cooperative, producing, wholesaling and retailing organic produce. Before his retirement, Jack worked for seventeen years with volunteers on a large plot in Keighley and managed a horticultural project for people with mental health problems. He is married and has three sons. His hot beds have been featured on BBC’s Gardeners’ World. Jack shares gardening tips and tricks on his Instagram: @jackfirst4