Monday, 30 May 2016

THE ALLOTMENT WORKOUT

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THE ALLOTMENT WORKOUT Gardening can be an exhausting hobby. As an apprentice gardener we were often used as a source of cheap labou...
Monday, 23 May 2016

LIFE ON THE PLOT

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LIFE ON THE PLOT The gardener’s weather plays a very important role in our activities. Plant growth was running around two weeks or...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE

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A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE April and early May have had more than their share of cold biting winds, but the greenhouse is protected fr...
Thursday, 12 May 2016

TULIPS

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TULIPS This must be one of the best ever years for spring flowering bulbs. In normal years we get a spring flush when a few really ...
Sunday, 1 May 2016

SPRING SOWING AND PLANTING

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SPRING SOWING AND PLANTING Sunny days are arriving so now we can get down to some serious sowing and planting on the vegetable patc...
Sunday, 24 April 2016

DAFFODILS

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DAFFODILS The cool spring weather has been a bonus for spring flowers coming out a lot later than normal, but lasting a long ti...
Sunday, 17 April 2016

BUSY TIMES IN THE GARDEN

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BUSY TIMES IN THE GARDEN Spring seems to be a wee bit late this year. It has not been very cold, but the lack of a few really warm ...
Monday, 11 April 2016

SPRING FLOWERS AT THEIR BEST

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SPRING FLOWERS AT THEIR BEST Last year we got blessed with a good week of brilliant weather at Easter, but as no two years are the ...
Tuesday, 5 April 2016

TIME TO PLANT POTATOES

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TIME TO PLANT POTATOES Lifting early International Kidney Potatoes have always played a major role in feeding the nation, and w...
Tuesday, 29 March 2016

GARDEN PLANTS MAKE AN EARLY START

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GARDEN PLANTS MAKE AN EARLY START Plant growth and emergence are determined by many different factors, but temperature and day leng...