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By Richard Jones in
Grow & eat
22 May 2012
The rosemary beetle is so deliciously beautiful, how could it possibly be considered a garden pest? Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
18 May 2012
For weeks now, my tomatoes, peppers and aubergines have been sitting indoors waiting to be planted out... Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
16 May 2012
Our latest home-grown spears are all kinked, due to slugs. But I know they’ll taste far, far better than bought asparagus [...] Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
02 May 2012
Conditions here have been so windy and wet that it amazes me how any pest can hold on firmly enough to be able to attack my plants. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
17 April 2012
We’ve just had two big bouts of hail and my poor old plants have taken a battering. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
21 March 2012
There’s nothing quite like home-grown lettuce to make a lunchtime sandwich into something special. Continue reading...
By Adam Pasco in
Grow & eat
20 March 2012
...which are the best crops to grow? Every year I face a dilemma – do I stick with my 'tried and tested' favourites, or try something new? Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
03 February 2012
I’ve decided not to take any risks growing veg in my garden this year [...] consequently I’m only sowing shade-tolerant crops this spring. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
25 January 2012
My newly tidied greenhouse is now playing host to the seed potatoes as they start the chitting process, despite the fact that I caught a mouse in there a week or two ago. Continue reading...
By Adam Pasco in
Grow & eat
If you grow your own onions then one choice you have is whether to raise your crop from seed or from onion sets. Continue reading...
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