I’ve got a few gaps in my vegetable plot where the last of my beetroot and carrots will be harvested from this week (when I can dodge the heavy rain), so I’ve been trawling the vegetable seed websites for something unique and exciting. So that in the darkest of miserable winter when I harvest it [...]
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I’ve finally got lots of tomatoes growing on my plants but they are all green. I, like many other growers at this time of the year are desperate to know how do I get them to ripen and how long will it be until they turn red or yellow. Here’s some of the answers to [...]
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I’ve only ever tried seed saving once before with my runner bean seeds and to my horror they became a mouldy mess in the bottom of a brown paper bag. Urgh! This time I thought I’d try again with the Mange Tout ‘Golden Sweet’ plants which have now dried out in the sun and some [...]
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Nasturtiums are a natural method of pest control in your garden and have striking red, yellow and orange flowers in between their large umbrella shaped leaves which provide an attraction in your pots or borders not just for you but for many bugs and pests as well. Nasturtiums are grown from seed very easily from [...]
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I’ve only ever grown autumn sowing broad beans until now and I’ve discovered that I can extend my broad bean harvesting period over several more weeks following on from my autumn sown crop. Autumn Sowing Broad Beans These types of broad beans like Super Aquadulce and The Sutton can be sown in October or November [...]
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How I Started Vegetable Growing and the RHS Level 2 in Horticulture
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Tracey.
As I get ready to take the final part of my RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture exam on Wednesday 23rd June, I’m taking some time off my revising to reflect on how the RHS has inspired, advised and taught me how to grow plants and vegetables. Three years ago when I started growing vegetables [...]
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Beetroot is one of those vegetables that likes a well prepared soil so it can settle in and get on growing in your plot. If you would like to try growing beetroot, read my 10 Reasons To Grow Beetroot and if you want to grow great beetroot, heres a few top tips to get the [...]
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My last attempt at growing beetroot was a bit of a non-starter, the tiny seedlings appeared but didn’t grow any larger and most of the seeds didn’t germinate. So 2 years later, with better knowledge of beetroot needs and determination not to let a little setback deterring me from trying it again, I’m growing beetroot [...]
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The best way I’ve found to grow Dwarf French, Climbing and Runner Beans are Root-Trainers. What are Root-Trainers? Root Trainers are deep plastic ridged cells which are excellent for sowing vegetables with a long root run or those that do not like disturbance to their roots when transplanting them to pots or raised bed. What [...]
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As the weather has taken a decidedly turn for the worst, we’ll all need cheering up again in the garden soon, so why not try sowing some vibrant vegetables now so when the sun finally appears they’ll be bright, edible and looking radiant in your beds and pots. 1. Chard (Beta vulgaris) or Swiss Chard [...]
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