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Covering Pea Plants with Protective Netting
I'm always so thrilled and amazed at the sight of little pea plants waving their tiny tendrils around in valiant efforts at finding higher ground. So, of course, it was important to pick up the bamboo canes, get out my...
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Airplot - Stop Airport Expansion - No Third Runway
Greenpeace have bought a plot of land at the third runway site. I've joined the cause to stop Heathrow expansion, why don't you. ...
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Attempting not to over water seeds
Having planted lots of seeds on Sunday, including a bit of trial of some old seeds too, it is obviously important to ensure that these new seeds get the right amount of water. Different seeds require different things to germinate, but...
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Bob Flowerdew’s got some great books on Organic Gardening
The internet is obviously a great place for free resources and gardening tips, but back when I started gardening properly in 2001 I bought some extremely useful gardening books by Bob Flowerdew. His organic bible is just brilliant and remains...
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Trying out some old seeds as well as the new
Starting gardening afresh after so many years, inevitably means that you're going to come across your old stash of over zealously bought seed packets. Well, I am no exception. Goodness, we found such a huge range of seeds. Both vegetable and...
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What are we going to grow?
pea (snap) sugar snap runner bean prizewinner stringless chinese cabbage hong kong pak choi shanghai coriander cilantro pepper (hot) fresno mooli radish mino early sweetcorn miniprop f1 parsley moss curled 2 courgette black beauty basil sweet genovese tomato gardener's delight pepper 'sweet' colour rainbow mixed land cress rocket mustard red giant lettuce red and green salad...
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