Author: Adam Leone
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Last Minute Mother’s Day Presents
I’m hoping you’re more prepared than I am when it comes to gardening and Mother’s Day and that you’ve managed to purchase a gift in time. If not, do not fear… Here’s some quick fixes to get you through that last minute Mother’s Day rush. Remember – you can always…
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Chitting and planting Red Duke of York First Earlies
OK so this is the first thing I’m growing in my Victory Garden – a reliable staple for the kitchen and one of the most versatile natural ingredients you can get. The humble potato. The first early variety I’m growing is called the Red Duke of York – which…
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Sowing Cucumber Marketmore 76
One fruit that I haven’t grown for a while (and yes it is a fruit… if you red my last article on cucumber Telegraph Improved) are cucumbers. This year, I’m growing two types – the first being Telegraph Improved, which produces long slender fruits and Marketmore 76 which produces short stumpy…
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Cucumber Telegraph Improved
My quest to use up the old seeds that I’ve accumulated over the years has brought me to grow cucumber ‘Telegraph Improved’. I’ve grown cucumbers before in the past and stopped because I came to the conclusion that they needed quite a bit of water, which is great if you’re…
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Sowing Giant Exhibition Broad Beans
Last year I grew Bunyards Exhibition broad beans and I started them off in pots – this year, I’m growing a different variety and using a slightly different method. I’ve always been a little bit conscious of how much plastic we’re using in our day to day lives. One of…
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