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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 Spring Planting Garlic in Mid March – Is it too late to grow?
I have not planted Garlic in March before, I usually plant it in November (Growing Garlic with Leeks and Onions) however this year we have finally run out of our Garlic stores so it’s time to plant some more. I’ve bought the following Garlic variety Garcua from the garden centre and it’s also available online…
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How to Start Growing Onions in wet weather in cell trays with Planting Video
Last year our Onions rotted in our Raised Beds. It was just too wet constantly outdoors so I don’t want the same thing happening this year. I’m determined to harvest some onions this year so I need to try a different approach. This year I am going to start our onion sets off in a…
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Sowing and Growing Sweet Peppers – Part 1 – Origins, Types and Nutrition
What is a Sweet Pepper? A Sweet pepper is a pepper with no heat, that is sweet or fruity in flavour. Sweet Peppers are from the capsicum family of which chilli peppers also belong to. A Bell Pepper is zero on the scoville heat scale and a Sweet Pepper is 1-500 on the scoville heat…
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February – Buy & Chit your Seed Potatoes & How To Plant Potatoes
Growing Potatoes in a container is one of the easiest ways of getting into growing your own vegetables. What does First Early, Second Early and Maincrop mean? First Earlies Plant: Mid March to Mid April. Harvest: Mid June to Mid July. These potatoes are the quickest growers they take 10-12 weeks (3 months) from planting…
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Growing Broad Beans – Part 3 – How To Sow, Grow and Harvest Broad Beans – Free PDF Checklist
I know how daunting it can be when you are a beginning vegetable grower and you don’t know where to start. I was that beginner a few years ago. This is why I have created the How to Sow, Grow and Harvest Broad Beans Checklist to help you through the sowing and growing stages with…
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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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