Monday, 30 October 2017

PUMPKINS

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PUMPKINS Pumpkins have been associated with Halloween for a long time, but there is a magic moment when you grow your own massive...
Sunday, 22 October 2017

END OF SEASON TIDY UP

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END OF SEASON TIDY UP As autumn arrives and the summer flowers fade, and crop harvesting is well under way, we theoretically enter ...
Tuesday, 17 October 2017

AUTUMN HARVESTING

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AUTUMN HARVESTING There was a time when the autumn harvest was all about potatoes and apples, but there are so many new crops and n...
Monday, 9 October 2017

TIME TO PLAN NEXT YEARS STRAWBERRIES

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TIME TO PLAN NEXT YEARS STRAWBERRIES Strawberry growing has always been a mixture of producing a very healthy and tasty fruit and r...
Monday, 2 October 2017

TIME TO PLAN FOR SPRING FLOWERS

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TIME TO PLAN FOR SPRING FLOWERS Planting tulips The summer flowers are past their best, so now we look ahead to the spring for ...
Sunday, 24 September 2017

EARLY FLOWERING BULBS

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EARLY FLOWERING BULBS You know spring has arrived when the daffodils and tulips are in their full glory and dazzling displays of bo...
Monday, 18 September 2017

LATE SUMMER FRUIT RIPENS

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LATE SUMMER FRUIT RIPENS Summer has just about gone, or maybe we are still waiting for it to arrive, once that rain goes off. Howev...
Sunday, 10 September 2017

AUTUMN PROPAGATION

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AUTUMN PROPAGATION We all love the challenge of growing our own plants, either from seed or cuttings. In this modern day of busy li...
Sunday, 3 September 2017

LATE SUMMER ON THE PLOT

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LATE SUMMER ON THE PLOT Gardening this summer has become a task to plan ahead to avoid the thunder showers and if the sun is foreca...