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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
Shallots and Cucumbers
The shallots had been started into growth at the end of September, directly into the soil. The early growth gave
Transferring Vegetables to the Show
Having spent all that time in nurturing your produce, surely it makes sense to pack them and carry them to
End of the Showing Season
The Summer showing season has now come to end for me, culminating in the National Vegetable Society Championships at Harrogate
Transferring Vegetables to the Show
Having spent all that time in nurturing your produce, surely it makes sense to pack them and carry them to
Bursting Foliage on the Leeks
Bursting of the flags is a devastating blow at any time, but when it happens within a week or two
Tomatoes and Large Exhibition Onions
My results with tomatoes over the past few years have been variable to say the least as I have striven
The path towards winning the highest awards at the shows is never a smooth one
It’s at this time that the amount of work you put into the preparations earlier on in the year will
Onions – White Rot, Botrytis and Thrip
Even though my exhibition onion bed has been ravaged by white rot disease , I was quite pleasantly surprised that
Judging Seminar for Vegetable Judges
Judging is not and never will be an exact science so that if one group arrived at a slightly different
What’s Growing down at Jim’s Garden?
The vegetable plot I use down at my friend Jim’s garden has some wonderful soil in it as it has