Vegetable Seeds have arrived from The Real Seed Catalogue
Posted on 08. Aug, 2009 by Tracey.
Whenever I receive vegetable seeds through the post I’m like a kid in a sweet shop. I’m not sure which one to look at first! Even though I know what I ordered I still have to look at all the seed packets and read the information. For about five minutes I’m hypnotized by the delights [...]
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4 Alternative Vegetables to Grow in August
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Tracey.
Why not try sowing a vegetable you have never heard of before? Some of the following crop in as little as six weeks! Go on try sowing something a bit different. 1. Rapini (Broccoli Raab) Rapini is easy to grow and is similar to broccoli but crops in only 6 weeks. Broccoli Raab is from [...]
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Vegetable Seeds to Sow in August
Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Tracey.
August is nearly the end of the summer (where did the time go?) and is the month to start sowing vegetables for autumn and spring next year. There is still plenty to sow from Chinese to baby vegetables and winter versions of the summer classic vegetables. Take your pick from the contenders below. 1. Winter [...]
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6 Reasons why you should Maintain your Vegetable Garden
Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
The mange tout is going yellow and looking straggly and the runner bean plants need space to breath so I thought it was about time to tidy up the vegetable plot. There are a few good reasons why you should maintain your vegetable garden. 1. Slugs and snails lurk where there is dead and decaying [...]
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July Vegetable Plot Report
Posted on 26. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
The words of the week are Vegetable Plot Maintenance. My Mange tout has died off and my dwarf french beans have been attacked by slugs although they are still producing beans. I’m very glad I grew the green bean variety ‘Maxi’ which hangs the beans above the leaves away from the hungry slugs. The slugs [...]
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5 Common Pests and Diseases of Beans and Peas
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
In the past week or so I have had a couple of people ask me questions about pests and diseases that they have found on their beans, so I thought this might be a helpful post about the problems that can be associated with beans and peas. 1. Pea Aphid The Pea Aphid is a [...]
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Summer Harvest of Mange Tout, Beans, Carrots and Potatoes
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
Finally I managed to get out in the vegetable garden after dodging the heavy rain and thunderstorms to do some much needed harvesting. My Mange tout are literally bursting off the bush and some have turned into pea pods as its taken me so long to harvest them! Whether they are mange tout or mange [...]
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Beneficial Bees and Parasitic Wasps in the Vegetable Garden
Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
This is Part 3 in the series of Beneficial Insects and Wildlife in the Vegetable Garden. Please also view Part 1 – Hoverflies, Ladybirds and Lacewings and Part 2 – Earthworms, Beetles, Spiders and Harvestmen if not already done so as they provide valuable information on why these creatures are so beneficial to your vegetable [...]
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Beans Glorious Beans
Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
My bean and pea vegetable raised bed plot is looking packed and fabulous with mange tout and two types of dwarf french beans ready for harvest. Last week I planted out my two types of runner beans in the centre of my plot, they took over the space from the overwintered broad beans. Note for [...]
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Beneficial Insects and Invertebrates in the Vegetable Garden
Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by Tracey.
This is Part 2 of the Beneficial Insects and Wildlife in the Vegetable Garden Series. Please click on the following link to view Part 1 – Lacewings, Ladybirds and Hoverflies.
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I'm Tracey Bacon from Essex, UK, author of iGrowVeg.com
I'm an avid vegetable grower, writer and tweeter. I aim to show that anyone can grow their own vegetables at home on a windowsill, in pots or raised beds.
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