Learn everything you need to know to start growing carrots in this brilliant beginners guide. This video explains how to prepare the ground, sow the seeds and when to water them to achieve success with carrots.
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Support your melons
Melons are great fun to grow and do best in a greenhouse. Their thin trailing stems can be trained up strings and wires attached to the roof of the greenhouse. This means you can pack more plants into a tighter space. The disadvantage is the fruit develops without any means […]
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Get minted
A sprig of mint in your pan when cooking new potatoes is the first taste of true summer. The mint gives new potatoes just a gentle hint of minty flavour and it is delicious. Mint is also very easy to grow and there are many types. The most popular, especially […]
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Make comfrey plant food
If you can find room for a comfrey patch in your garden you won’t regret it. It is such a useful plant and makes a great natural feed for your crops. The leaves are rich in nitrogen and trace elements and particularly high in potash. The latter is great for […]
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Grow sweet potatoes
If you would like to cultivate your own sweet potatoes you need to start these off undercover as they are tender plants. You can buy tubers or slips from many seed companies in spring and plant up in containers. Large pots or potato bags are ideal and then place inside […]
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Veg at a glance – Spring onions
Spring onions or salad onions add a great bite to a green salad but they are also good for stir-fries or in sandwiches. Emma Rawlings offers some top tips on growing this popular crop. Getting started Spring onions can be sown straight into the ground. About a week beforesowing take time […]
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Herbs in a bag
You can’t beat a few fresh herbs sprinkled in your cooking pot and they are so easy to grow. Why not try a few select herbs in a growing bag by your back door WHY GROW THEM? Because fresh, young herbs give a powerful punch to your cooking and […]
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