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Leek Flower Spike’s – Its time for Harvesting
Last week the flower spikes had arrived on our Leeks, really they should have all been harvested by the end of March but as our weather has been a month behind I had left them in the ground and forgotten about them. When the flower spikes appear on leeks, it means your leeks will get…
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Pea flowers mean Pea Pods on the way
I’m so excited, as it will soon be time to pick the peas in the vegetable garden that never make it to the kitchen. I love the first peas of the season and the pea flowers are so dainty, white and I could look at them all day long. Then come the bees and insects…
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Space Saving in the Vegetable Garden – InterCropping
One of the skills you need to keep your vegetable garden thriving is organisation. You will need to be able to sow seeds and when the seedlings are ready to plant out into your raised beds, you will need to work out where to put them. This is where a space saving vegetable garden will…
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Week 4 in May – Vegetable Planting Progress
This week I’m sowing Dwarf Beans. I have been delaying the sowing of dwarf beans to check it’s the right temperature for germination. I must admit I’m quite excited this year as I’m growing a few different varieties that I’ve grown before and one new one Dwarf Borlotto Bean. It’s grown for its colourful red…
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All About Bee’s – World Bee Day – 20th May
Bee’s are important in our gardens as they play the major part in pollination. They pollinate plants, which go onto reproduce and move the pollen onto other plant for fertilising. Did you know? There are 270 different types of bees in the UK. There are 24 different types of Bumblebee in the UK There’s are…
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Part 4 – How to Pot on your Tomato Seedlings
This guide will show you how to pot on your tomatoes. Once your tomato seedlings have 4 leaves, it’s time to pot them into fresh compost so they can continue growing ready to be planted out. You will need: 1. Fill your post with compost, not all the way to the top. 2. Using a…
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How to Pot on your Tomato Seedlings
This guide will show you how to pot on your tomatoes. Once your tomato seedlings have 4 leaves, it’s time to pot them into fresh compost so they can continue growing ready to be planted out. You will need: 1. Fill your post with compost, not all the way to the top. 2. Using a…
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The ‘Keep Out the Cabbage White Butterfly’ Cage Trial for my Brussels Sprouts
I love butterflies but with one exception, the dreaded Cabbage White Butterfly. If you have ever grown cabbages or any other brassica you’ll know what I’m talking about. I have seen first hand the devastation the cabbage white butterflies and their caterpillars can unleash on my Brussels Sprouts two years ago. I was a beginner…
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The Marigolds Ring of Steel for Tomatoes
Marigolds and Tomatoes go hand in hand as best friends. They love being planted next to one another and are true companions. Why? Years ago when I had a greenhouse, marigolds were the only pest control that worked and kept the whitefly away from my tomatoes. Two years ago, I planted tomatoes outside in my…
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Week 2 in May – Vegetable Planting Progress
Pea’s have been planted out and are shooting up I sowed my Peas in root trainers on 20th March and planted them out towards the end of April. They have been in the ground for 2 weeks now and settled in and have started to shoot up the netted wigwams. They have not been protected…
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