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Our Fruit Garden – Berries, apple, pear, peach Miniature trees in June.
We moved into our house two years ago and all we brought with us was 2 blueberry bushes and a thornless blackberry bush and obviously our furniture and belongings! If you haven’t seen our garden yet, see how it came from nothing to flourishing in my story here – If you Build it, they will…
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Part 5 – How to Care for your Growing Tomatoes
My greenhouse grown tomatoes have been growing strongly although the outdoor grown tomatoes have been sulking a bit with the cold weather in Mid June! Let’s hope we get some sunshine and heat soon to turn these tomatoes red or orange or [insert your colour here]. I am growing: Greenhouse Tomatoes Are growing: Raised Bed…
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How to Plant Courgettes in a Raised Bed with Video
I’m excited to grow another Ball courgette this year, called ‘Summer Holiday F1’. It’s a yellow stripy variety which should make a bright statement in the vegetable garden. My Courgettes are ready to be planted outside. However this week (10th – 14th June) the British weather has gone cool, with temperatures dipping overnight. A word…
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Coriander Glut
My two favourite herbs are coriander and basil. I use them a lot in cookery so it makes sense to grow quite a few plants. Sometimes all the plants are ready at the same time and there’s a Coriander Glut. Coriander Top Facts There’s still time to Sow Coriander! What is Coriander? It is a…
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Growing Mini Vegetables for Children & Big Kids (Adults)
Mini Vegetables are a great way to get children and big kids (adults) excited about growing vegetables. These types of vegetables are smaller than the normal size making them perfect for handling and for healthy snacking. Last year we grew Mini Cucumbers ‘Mini Munch’ for the first time in the greenhouse. From 3 plants, my…
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Things that caught my eye this week – Garden Wildlife Special
To celebrate National Garden Wildlife week, I’d like to share some social media wildlife warriors, who have dedicated their time to nature and wildlife. I’ve followed these people for some time on Twitter / X and Facebook. I hope you like their pages too. Follow, Like, Comment Please follow or like their pages to show…
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Mini Melons – Part 3 – It’s Time to Pot on your Seedlings with Video
I’m growing a Mini Melon variety called Minnesota Midget which is a Cantaloupe orange flesh mini melon. It’s my first time growing Mini melons in my greenhouse this Summer and I am excited to see what they will look and taste like. Early June is the time to pot on your Mini Melons (from an…
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Growing Vegetables is like a Game of Strategy and Risk
When it comes to planting your vegetable plants outside, that were quite happy sitting in the warmish greenhouse, it is a game of strategy and risk. I’m not sure people realise there is a strategy involved so I’ll explain. It’s you vs the weather vs caring for your plants needs. Strategy – Timing I keep…
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If you Build it, they will come – Wildlife in the Vegetable Garden
If you have seen the 1989 film ‘Field of Dreams’ by Kevin Costner, you’ll know that the most famous line in the film was ‘If you Build it, he will come’. It’s a great film based on baseball, check it out if you haven’t seen it. The saying ‘If you Build it, they will come’…
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Vegetable Growing Timeline – May
Welcome to May’s Growing Timeline, a round up of what to Sow, Grow & Harvest in May. The sun is now warm, daylight hours long and frost has passed in most areas. Yipee you can sow and grow almost anything! May 2024 Weather Statistics in East England, UK May 2024 Weather In the UK, May…
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Hi, I’m Tracey — vegetable grower, passionate learner, and firm believer that anyone can grow their own food. While I work as an account manager during the day, my spare time has been dedicated to growing vegetables in my back garden for the last 23 years.
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