Author: Adam Leone
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Broad been and pea weevil attacks
Soon after my broad beans seeds and Kelvedon Wonder peas had been planted and came to life – I found they had become victim to some sort of attack! The edges of the leaves had been eaten away and there were small holes in toward the center of the leaves. At…
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Chitting and Planting Desiree Main Crop Potatoes
This time last year I found a Gordon Ramsay video showing you how to make a classic fish finger butty and homemade chips. In the video he quotes, “The secret to the chip is in the potato – these are Desiree potatoes.” (or something along those lines – check out…
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Chitting and planting British Queen Second Early Potatoes
So it’s time to plant my second early potatoes in the victory garden and the variety I’m growing is called British Queen. The British Queen potato was bred by Archibald Findlay in 1894. Findlay was a potato breeder from Scotland who soon moved to the potato capital – Lincolnshire. Many…
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Separating Green Magic Broccoli and All Year Round Cauliflower Seedlings
No less than a fortnight after sowing my green magic broccoli and all year round cauliflower seeds – they’d sprouted! Seeing fresh seedlings is such a great sight and I could see that I run the risk of these seedlings going leggy. Seedlings go leggy after the plant grows to…
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Spring 2017!
I just love taking pictures of my allotment. I use a Nexus 5X and the camera quality is exceptional and it really picks up those little details. At this time of year everything really has come out of hibernation. All of the buds have bloomed, shoots are sprouting and bulbs…
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Victory Garden March/April: Sowing seeds outdoors
The Saturday before last – the weather was absolutely fantastic and I found myself (like so many other people with gardens and allotments) getting my hands dirty and getting stuck in. I’ve been itching to get things sowed into the ground and it was a good opportunity to get all…
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