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How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden

How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden
If you’re in the Northern hemisphere, now is the time to get seed potatoes in the ground so that they have time to mature by late summer/early autumn. With that in mind, I thought now… View Post
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The Winter Garden – Pruning, Mulching and Dreaming

The Winter Garden – Pruning, Mulching and Dreaming
The winter garden can seem a dull and bleak place, but careful planting can give interest even in the midst of winter. At the moment I am enjoying the hellebores, holly berries, scent of mahonia… View Post
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Success with No-dig Spuds

Success with No-dig Spuds
For the sheer, childlike delight of ferreting around in the warm damp earth for signs of success, there is nothing more satisfying than growing potatoes. Certainly for me, they have always been a simple and… View Post
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How to Use Up a Courgette Glut: Crispy Courgette Bites

How to Use Up a Courgette Glut: Crispy Courgette Bites
Simple recipe for cooking crispy courgette bites and making the most of summer vegetables or a glut. View Post
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What’s Growing in the July Vegetable Garden

What’s Growing in the July Vegetable Garden
This year, I haven’t planned as successfully for succession growing of quick crops like lettuces and salads, and I’m late to the brassica party too. We had a lot of renovations going on inside the… View Post