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Sowing Courgettes in April (Not May) is your ticket to an Earlier Harvest
Learn why sowing courgettes in April gives earlier, stronger crops in the UK. Discover when, how, and where to sow for the best results.
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I Want to Grow Jacket Potatoes
For years I have planted 1st early potato tubers in 30L containers and although overjoyed at the harvest, I have become disappointed at how tiny some of the potatoes were. This year I’m taking action I want to grow jacket potato sized potatoes and I’m growing them in a raised bed. What variety of Potatoes…
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Year 2026 is the year I’m Growing Celeriac
Celeriac is a strange creature that is a vegetable. If you thought Kohl Rabi was weird, wait until you see this bad boy! What’s is Celeriac? If someone described Celeriac to me, I don’t think I’d want to grow it. It does sound hideous to look at with its bulbous gnarled skin and celery type…
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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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Strawberry Fields Forever
I would be happy growing strawberries in fields forever, if I had a field, but I don’t. So I’ll have to just stick to my small raised bed for now. You don’t need big fields to get a good crop of strawberries, you only need a small space because the plants can be packed together…
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Can you Sow & Grow Sweetcorn in Raised Beds?
Sweetcorn has been growing successfully in my raised beds for the past 3 years. Yes, you can grow your own Sweetcorn in Raised Beds in a small garden. Sowing Sweetcorn It’s May in the east of the UK and time to sow Sweetcorn and I’ve got to be quick and sow it before the end…
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Planting Onions (from seed) in a Raised Bed
It’s mid April and time to plant out the Onions I grew from seed in January. It’s a fairly simple process of removing the onions from their modules and planting out in a hole in the soil. There’s a few things you should know about transplanting onions: Video – Planting Onion Seedlings in Raised Beds…
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Want Peas in May? Sow Seeds in March
If you are quick off the mark in March, you’ll be reaping the rewards in Late May. In this post, I’ll be letting you know the seeds you can sow in March that will be ready for a Harvest in just two months! As it’s April next month, the most popular month for sowing seeds,…
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Your Vegetable Sowing Schedule for March
This is your reminder to sow some seeds in March, before the popular sowing month begins next month in April. If you are a bit overwhelmed with where to begin, then here is a March Sowing Plan just for you. There’s a Free Download in PDF format to keep on your phone. Start sowing in…
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How does a Seed Germinate? A Guide for Beginners
A Seed is a small or tiny packet of a shoot (stem & 2 leaves), roots and food energy which enables it to burst into action when activated by water and oxygen. The seed needs to be planted in compost that is wet so that the seed coat can take in water to swell up…
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