25th July 2007 I am often asked what is the best method of growing both long carrots and parsnips for the show bench. There are a number of different ways of doing it from boring holes directly into
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Start of a new growing season
Once the shows are finished, the cleaning up starts once more as well as propagating some leeks. We won another Gold at the recent Malvern
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Vegetable Masterclass Weekend
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My 18th consecutive Masterclass Weekend is again being held at the Royal Victoria Hotel at the base of Snowdon in Llanberis, Gwynedd on Friday the
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ONIONS LEEKS AND PARSNIPS ETC
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Heaviest Tomato Competitioin at Harrogate Show
Do you fancy yourself as a good tomato grower, then you should be able to grow Gigantomo to a very large size and possibly win
Leeks and Onions
Unless the weather improves quickly it’s going to be very difficult to get the soil cultivated down on the land, it’s simply sopping wet right
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I have never seen as much rain as we had on Boxing Day, the heavens opened up for most of the day with Anglesey damn
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A new Cauliflower for the Summer and Autumn period was shown at my recent Masterclass Weekend by Nick Bolton, a breeder and one of the
Masterclass Weekend
There are still a few places left on my weekend which is from Friday 6th to the 8th of November if you are interested please
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We had a brilliant weekend at Malvern – Liverpool winning – Wales winning (say no more) winning a Gold with my display and winning the
Leeks for Malvern
Vegetables are obviously healthy for you, but did you know that the Blanch leeks have special energising powers that make you feel a 100% fitter.