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Jacket Potato Sprouting and Planting Update

Posted on 02. May, 2011 by Tracey.

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My jacket potato tubers have had more than enough time (8 weeks) to pre sprout on the kitchen windowsill ready for planting outside. The potato sprouts are itching to get their already open leaves into that lovely peat based compost in their recycled planter. Instead of buying a brand new wooden planter, I have decided [...]

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Sowing Multi-Coloured French Beans in Containers

Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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I love french beans and I grow them every year. This year I wasn’t sure whether I would be able to squeeze them into my raised beds as I want to grow runner beans as well so I have sown purple, yellow and purple and green varieties into silver galvanized containers on my decking which [...]

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Rooted and Shooted Shallots

Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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In my post ‘You learn something new every day‘ I started off my Shallots the ‘Monty Don’ way on Gardeners World by putting my shallot bulbs into a cell tray filled with multi purpose compost (there’s a video on the link above on how to do this). This is the first time I have tried [...]

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

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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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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Autumn Romanesco Cauliflower ‘Ottobrino’ – Another Surprise

Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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The latest vegetable to catch me by surprise was the Autumn Romanesco Cauliflower. I remember buying a packet of seeds from the Real Seed Company last year and again I’ve forgotten I sowed them. This cauliflower is completely out of season, according to the sowing chart, you sow it in April to June and harvest [...]

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1st Sunshine, 1st Harvest, 1st Seedlings

Posted on 10. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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Today was a day of firsts. It has been the first time I could enjoy the sunshine at the weekend instead of grabbing a few minutes popping out for a sandwich at work. The sunshine has been glorious and as I write this I’m sitting on my decking in a baseball cap to prevent my [...]

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Vegetable Seeds To Sow in April

Posted on 02. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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April is the best month to start your vegetable sowings although there is still frost about so protect your tender vegetables under a cloche or horticulture fleece. The soil will have also warmed up enough to sow your seeds direct into the ground. Broccoli There are a few different types of broccoli that relate the [...]

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You Learn Something New Every Day

Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by Tracey.

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You learn something new every day is the saying or in my case every week. Of course this could relate to a world of things, but what I’m talking about specifically is the new series of Gardener’s World. I’ve left it until now, 3 weeks on to voice my opinion so I can give the [...]

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My Veg Plot Plan – Back To Basics

Posted on 26. Mar, 2011 by Tracey.

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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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Purple Sprouting Broccoli Surprise

Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by Tracey.

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Purple Sprouting Surprise sounds like a desert or something which is similar is ‘Tracey’s a fool’. The curly kale which I thought had survived the winter has actually turned out to be purple sprouting broccoli. At least there’s a lovely splash of purple colour in amongst the ‘kale’ leaves to brighten up the beds whilst [...]

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