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How to Plant Onion Sets in the Ground that have been 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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Part 3 – How to Choose a Tomato Variety to Grow
There are more than 10,000 Tomato varieties worldwide! Tomato World Records There are a number of word records broken with Tomatoes. 1. Tallest Tomato Plant – according to the Guinness World of Records, a UK company in October 1999 reached a height of 19.8 meters (65 ft). 2. Most Cherry Tomatoes grown on a single…
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Operation – Brussels Sprouts to the Dinner Table Plan
Every vegetable grower has one, a difficult vegetable to grow. I’ve had more failures with growing Brussels Sprouts than any other vegetable. Yet I still pick myself up and try growing them again. This year is no exception, I am determined to find a way of actually getting some Brussels Sprouts on my dinner plate.…
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Most Popular Seed Sowing Month – Vegetable Seeds l’ll be Sowing in April
April is a bumper seed sowing month. Every weekend is packed with a number of vegetable seeds to get sowing in the greenhouse or direct into the soil outdoors. Temperatures have warmed up In April, the outdoor temperatures should have warmed up, the soil temperatures have warmed up and the overnight temperatures should now be…
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Part 4 – How to Plant Out Broad Beans into a Raised Bed with Video
If you have been using my Free PDF Broad Bean Growing Checklist and have sown your seeds and they have germinated. You may now be ready to plant out your Broad Beans in a Raised bed. You will Need: How to Plant out Broad Beans in your Raised Bed How to Plant out Broad Bean…
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Part 2 – How to Sow Tomato Seeds with short Sowing Video
Tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. so why not try sowing tomatoes this year. Sow along with me – I’m sowing… Tomato Variety: Cherrola F1 – red cherry tomato from MoreVeg.co.uk Tomato Variety: Orange Cherry – orange cherry tomato from MoreVeg.co.uk When to Sow Tomatoes Greenhouse Tomatoes – Sow: Late February to…
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Potting On Sweet Peppers – Napia (early red) with Video
The red Sweet Peppers – ‘Napia’ which are an early variety from Real Seeds, had really put a growth spurt on compared to their sweet pepper neighbours in the cell tray ‘Tangerine Dream’. At 6 leaves, the red sweet peppers were definitely ready for a larger pot and some fresh compost. How to Pot On…
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Pick of the Veg Crops – Tomatoes – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Reasons to Grow
Origins Tomatoes are originally from a South America, Central America and Mexico. They arrived in Europe in 16th century from the Spanish but people didn’t like them and they only became popular in the UK in the 18th Century. Other Names for Tomato Tomatoes were originally called Tomatl in Aztec times and then change over…
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Growing Broad Beans – Part 2 – Comparing Varieties
Welcome back to Part 2 of Growing Broad Beans. Here’s the handy links to my other parts in the Growing Broad Beans Series. In this part I’ll be teaching you about the different varieties of Broad Beans and giving you the opportunity to download a Free Broad Bean Variety Comparison PDF, which you can view…
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Growing Broad Beans – Part 1 – Origins, Nutrition & Growing Conditions
This year I’ll be diving into the nitty gritty on how to grow your own vegetable favourites and unusual vegetables, by teaching you what varieties are available for your vegetable gardens, when to start sowing seeds, growing requirements and top tips like how to keep the pests off your prized plants. First up are one…
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