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Welsh Branch Championships of the NVS 1999
There is no doubt that over the past few years
Staging Vegetables on the Show Bench – Peas
Peas are a good example of a vegetable that’s easily
Soil – A Priceless Commodity
It is vitally important that we give due regard to the dark brown material that can yield so much food. As with any building, the
Covering the Top Vegetable Shows in 2004
The last show for me to report from was the RHS Autumn Fruit and Vegetable Competition which is always a spectacle to see. Just to
Cleaning the Greenhouses
Both greenhouses are high on my list to be completely cleaned out with any plants that are still growing being moved temporarily into one of
Getting Children Involved in Gardening
I am always striving to get more children involved in growing and probably more importantly in eating fresh vegetables. It’s a well known fact that
Mix Up with the Mixes!
The requisite bags of Q4, lime, Calcified seaweed etc were placed in the boot of my car and taken to Bangor to prepare for the
Blight Resistant Potatoes
The biggest killer that Ireland has ever seen all started off with our staple diet, the humble potato. It began with a blight of the
Seed Catalogues – Potato Lists
The potato lists are always an interesting read and I often like to search out some potential newcomers for the show bench. ESP (Exhibition Seed
Working in the Heated Greenhouse
There is always some work to be getting on with in a warm greenhouse at this time of year. It’s also time to get your
Nutrimate and Jet 5
I was very impressed with the performance of Nutrimate last year, I added it to all my final potting mixtures as well as to the
Preparing for tenth consecutive Chelsea Gold medal
I have just started growing in earnest in my greenhouses at Bangor in an attempt to gain my tenth consecutive Chelsea Gold medal. I do