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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
Early Planting of Celery directly into their Beds
Celery is frost tender so some protection is usually necessary when planting as early as I did, but living here
Peas and First Planting of Celery
The garden is all planted up now with peas being the last item to go in this past week. Apart
July – A month to relish for the keen Exhibitor
There’s nothing I enjoy more on a warm Summers evening than having a look at the range of vegetables now
Aiming for World Record Leeks
I have said before that a good guide line if you are really after growing a world record leek is
Carrots – Stump Rooted or “Other than Long”
The RHS book calls the short carrot ‘Carrots, other than long” whilst the NVS defines them as �Carrots – Stump
TIps on Prize Winning Potatoes
Removing the haulms used to be looked open as paramount in order to get the fresh young skin of the
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Runner Beans, Tomatoes, Lettuce
August is probably the easiest month in the vegetable garden but it can also be the most worrying. A lot
Advice on Staging Exhibits
Over the years I have gleaned a lot of information on preparing and staging vegetables, in the main through reading
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Kohl Rabi, Turnips, French Beans, Radish, Spring Onions
At this time of year, most gardeners tend to leave their vegetable plots fallow when in reality they can still
Runner Beans for the Show Bench
Runner beans have never been one of my strong vegetables on the show bench, indeed it’s one that I have