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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
White Powdery Mildew and Peas
Over the past few years I haven’t been able to show any peas, mainly because they had matured too early
Root Vegetables – Enviro Mesh and Polytunnels
I am very pleased with the progress of my first sowing of parsnips this year; they were sown on 21st
Exhibition Potatoes and Poly Pots
Some of you may already have your exhibition potatoes planted out but I prefer to leave them until around this
Welsh Seedling Leeks
I have reduced the quantity of leeks slightly this year as I needed one of the beds to grow some
Horse Manure, New Zealand Flatworms and a visit to Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee
Horse manure leads to thinking about worms, which leads to thoughts about the New Zealand Flatworm, plus a visit to
Harvesting Vegetable Seed
The only seed worth harvesting for re use are the straight varieties or the non hybrid types. You must therefore
Greenhouses – Electrics and Cleaning
The first thing to do is to remove from the greenhouse everything electrical that is unattached such as the propagator
Pink Fir Apple Potatoes
The attraction to the Pink Fir Apple however was their knobbly inconsistent shape and immediately my grandchildren called them Dinosaurs,
Striking or Rooting Blanch Leek Bulbils
Starting them off early means that they will arrive at their optimum early and that might not always be the
NVS Judges Examinations and Seminar
The NVS examination is in two parts, the first is a written paper, and if the prospective judge has some