Author: Adam Leone
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Dealing with slugs
Slugs are one of the creatures that are in abundance in any garden environment. They eat away at leaves, stems, flowers and roots in the dead of night leaving nothing but carnage in their wake. Naturally so! As the temperature begins to rise and you start to see things grow…
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Chitting Potatoes: Pentland Javelin (first early)
To chit Pentland Javelin potatoes, simply place them in a shallow tray or an egg carton with any shoots that may be showing, facing upwards.
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Forcing Rhubarb: Champagne Rhubarb
Forcing Champagne Rhubarb involves covering the crown with a pot to reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the plant. As the plant looks for light, the shoots will grow longer, producing an early crop. The result should be a rhubarb plant offering fresh, pink stems at least two or three…
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Top 10 essential allotment tools
Allotment tools are, without stating the obvious, are essential to keeping any garden plot on the go and getting jobs done.
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Cleaning pots and trays
Cleaning pots and trays is good practice as keeps down mould, blight and other conditions that may have an impact on your plants and seedlings
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Composting: Leafmould
Our plot backs on to a railway line which is lined with the most fantastic oak trees. This is great for us because when the trees shed their leaves each year, it becomes a bit of a free for all for those who are looking to produce their own leafmould.
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