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The Great Garlic Grow Off
Join The Great Garlic Grow-Off, learn about growing garlic & join our challenge! Is your Garlic going to be a showstopper :) or will it have a soggy bottom :( – Let’s find out!
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What shall I Sow or Plant next in Raised Beds at End June to July?
In the vegetable garden at the end of June, there is a real moment of what shall I do next? Some of the early and leafy vegetable harvests have finished, garlic has been dug up and it’s time to clear the plants. But what do I plant next? End of June to July is the…
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The Best Time to Grow Brassicas is Winter
It’s official, after my Challenge Brassica project this winter, the best time to grow brassicas is… drumroll …. the Winter. Why? The main reason and biggest reason is – that there are NO pests! Let me just wait until that sinks in a moment, yes I said No Pests. Brassicas like cabbages, kale, Brussels sprouts…
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Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s
It’s Planting time, here comes the fun bit. First things first, we need to check the spacing on the types of Brassica we are growing to check they have plenty of room to grow sideways and not bump into another plant. If your plants touch, then air doesn’t flow which means your plant could be…
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Challenge Brassica – Part 1 – What’s The Challenge?
I think we ALL might have had enough of the Cabbage White Butterflies and/or caterpillars this year, decimating our brassica plants, but no, not me, nope, I’m nurturing a whole bunch of new brassica plug plants in the greenhouse. I love a challenge! You may think your plug plants are safe in the greenhouse, but…
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Vegetables to Sow & Plant for Autumn & Winter
In August, your vegetable beds are packed with growing vegetables and the harvest season is here. You finally feel like you can take your foot off the accelerator pedal and enjoy the fruits and vegetables of your hard labour and the summer, now it has arrived. However if you do a little bit of planning…
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Seeds to Sow in Now and August for a Autumn and Winter Harvest
As we are enjoying the vegetable garden in all its glory, I sometimes forget what happens next and miss the time to sow the Autumn and Winter vegetables. Not this year! I’ve decided what I am sowing and here’s my list, I’ll be sowing these seeds at the end of July and in August. Autumn…
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Growing Vegetables from Plants after the Summer season for a Winter Harvest
I have never bought vegetable plants before for my plot as I’ve seen it as sort of cheating because it wasn’t sowed from seed. However some vegetables don’t seem to take to me growing them from seed and I like enjoying the summer months in the garden so normally forget to sow winter vegetables. This…
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