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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
Lack of Space in the Greenhouses
The fact is that the pressure for space is unlikely to go away either until the season progresses and it’s time to plant out some
Potatoes for Chelsea
The potatoes for Chelsea are looking extremely good at the moment, the haulms have been tied three times to prevent them from falling over on
Millennium Class
The class consists of the following – A collection of Five Kinds of Vegetables �Four of each kind. Potatoes: white or coloured; Carrots: stump rooted;
Traditional Trench Celery versus Self Blanching Celery
The difference basically between the two is that the trench variety needs to be earthed up in stages to blanch the stems where as the
Prioritising gardening needs in preparation for absence
All this week will be spent at the Chelsea Flower Show, being absent from my garden therefore for the most part of two weeks means
Parsnip House Saga
I know I can grow good parsnips, if I could only get them sown on time, last year was during early March which for me
Growing Rhubarb
Rhubarb is classified as a vegetable in all gardening books and show schedules, but always eaten as a fruit. Indeed a vast number of cultivars
Onions – Keeping the Stems Straight
There’s nothing worse after potting up your onion plants to see them all flopping about in their pots, very often leaning across each other. This
Raised Beds – Organic Material and Cleaning the Tunnel Covers
This winter, through a friend of mine, I was able to get two car trailer loads of some beautifully composted leaves and grass cuttings that
Mixes for Onions
Last year I had a visit to Westlands factory over in Dungannon Ireland and I was really impressed with the standard of all the products.