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My Vegetable Plot

Back To Basics – Vegetable Plot Sizes

Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by .

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This post continues my Back To Basics Series, where I look at how to start growing vegetables at home in your garden, types of materials used for beds and ideas for shapes of raised beds. If you want to build your own vegetable plot in your back garden it is worth considering the size of [...]

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Sow Your Vegetable Seeds: Trays, Cells, Pots Explained

Sow Your Vegetable Seeds: Trays, Cells, Pots Explained

Posted on 18. Feb, 2012 by .

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The choice of pots, trays and cells on the market is huge and sometimes confusing for anyone to know what to buy to start sowing vegetables seeds. Here I explain the advantages and disadvantages between each of the containers and offer some alternatives and shortcuts for those who wish to get sowing quickly. Seed Trays [...]

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Spring Onion Seed

Sow Your Vegetable Seeds – Shapes and Types

Posted on 04. Feb, 2012 by .

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In this series of posts called Sow Your Vegetable Seeds, I’m going to be exploring the individual seeds and how they germinate, different methods of sowing seeds, sowing mediums and sowing issues to overcome. First up is the humble seed. What is a Seed? A seed contains an embryo which will grow to form the [...]

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Back To Basics – Vegetable Raised Bed Shapes

Back To Basics – Vegetable Raised Bed Shapes

Posted on 21. Jul, 2011 by .

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The most common shape of a raised bed is a square or a rectangle and this is because it offers the maximum square footage or meter-age of area to grow vegetables in. This is useful if a particular vegetable requires a large area i.e. squash or if you wish to grow many of one type [...]

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Back To Basics – Vegetable Raised Bed Materials

Back To Basics – Vegetable Raised Bed Materials

Posted on 14. May, 2011 by .

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Raised beds can be constructed from a variety of different materials, from plants to wood and man made materials like plastic and tyres. All have their advantages and disadvantages for growing vegetables in, its just a matter of choosing which material is suitable for you and your budget. Popular Types of Material include: Wood This [...]

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Help! I Want To Grow Veg But Don’t know Where To Start

Help! I Want To Grow Veg But Don’t know Where To Start

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by .

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Its the beginning of spring, the vegetable season is underway and now its your turn to put the power in your hands. With a little help from your friends (sunshine and water) you’ll be able to join one of the most satisfying, healthy and fun (with the exception of dealing with pests) hobbies around – [...]

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My Veg Plot Plan – Back To Basics

My Veg Plot Plan – Back To Basics

Posted on 26. Mar, 2011 by .

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I toyed with the idea of not having a plan this year and just sowing what and where I felt like, however I am the type of person who likes to keep track of things so I was not being realistic with myself. Therefore I’m compromising with a back to basics plan with no fancy [...]

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New and Noteworthy Vegetables to Grow in 2011

New and Noteworthy Vegetables to Grow in 2011

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by .

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Throughout the winter months, we all spend most of our time (well I know I do!) sifting through the seed catalogues or browsing the online vegetable seed stores, trying to finalise our vegetable growing lists for this year. I have a self confessed addiction for meticulously looking through every vegetable category on the veg seed [...]

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