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How to Plant Out Leeks in a Raised Bed with Video
May is the time to Plant Out your Leeks so they have enough time to fatten up for the winter. Top 3 Growing Conditions for Leeks Leeks are quite easy to grow but they do need the following 3 things: How to Plant Out Leek Plants in a Raised Bed with Video 📋 You will…
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Pests – How to Grow Veg & Live with Slugs & Snails
We all know Slugs and Snails are very unpopular creatures however they have inhabited gardens and soil for years. All About Slugs and Snails Slugs and snails are from the family of mollusks that now live on land. Their cousins are sea dwelling and Slugs evolved from Snails. Slugs and snails have to keep moist…
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Vegetable Garden Plan 2024 & May Growings
Here’s my Vegetable Garden Plan for Year 2024. My plan is a work in progress and I’m always changing things about. I had too many Onions this year and couldn’t bear to part with any of them so I have placed the second lot of 50 onions (grown in cell trays) in the ‘Squash’ section…
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Early May 2024 – Vegetable Garden Update – Garlic, Onions, Leek, Broad Beans & Radish
Here’s my Vegetable Garden Plan for Year 2024. My plan is a work in progress and I’m always changing things about. I had too many Onions this year and couldn’t bear to part with any of them so I have placed the second lot of 50 onions (grown in cell trays) in the ‘Squash’ section…
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Oh Balls! I’m Growing Courgette Balls
I grow Ball Courgettes every year, they are round instead of the normal long shaped courgettes. I love the ball round courgettes as they form on compact plants and they look stunningly unusual in the vegetable garden. A Ball courgette plant can form up to 3 or 4 courgette balls on one plant at one…
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Vegetable Growing Timeline – April
For Daily Vegetable Garden Updates Follow Me on Twitter / X @justmetraceyb Here’s my Profile on Twitter / X: April’s Weather The weather has been unusually cold and it was very wet at the beginning April in the east of the UK. The daylight hours are now approaching 15 hours a day however there has…
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Unusual Vegetables – Growing White Tomatoes
Have you ever thought of growing White Tomatoes? I can’t say that I have, however they bring with them a curiosity as to what would they taste like, so I am intrigued, are you? Why should you grow White Tomatoes instead Red Tomatoes? Are the Tomatoes truly White in colour? White Tomatoes start green and…
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Vegetable Garden Trends 2024
According the RHS, the gardening trends for 2024 are planet friendly gardens which help your well being and there is still a strong growth in the Grow Your Own Vegetables field. My thoughts on Vegetable Garden Trends for 2024 Whilst researching the internet, I can see what is making people passionate this year when it…
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Vegetable Garden Trends 2024 – Let’s Grow Together
According the RHS, the gardening trends for 2024 are planet friendly gardens which help your well being and there is still a strong growth in the Grow Your Own Vegetables field. My thoughts on Vegetable Garden Trends for 2024 Whilst researching the internet, I can see what is making people passionate this year when it…
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How to Plant Onion Sets in the Ground (grown in Cell Trays)
My Onion sets were planted in cell trays in the second week of March. One month later, in Mid April, they are now ready to be planted out in a raised beds. See my article: 🧅 How to Start Growing Onions in wet weather in Cell trays + Video. This year in Mid April, the…
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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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