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By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
Every autumn, Gardeners' World magazine Editor Adam Pasco and Deputy Editor Lucy Hall bring their surplus of home-grown apples into the office. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
Most of my favourite crops have performed extremely well, with good yields of delicious, fat vegetables. But, I have to admit, the leeks have been very disappointing. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
A couple of years ago I finally took the plunge and planted an asparagus bed. Its a crop I'd never appreciated until a few years ago, but now I love it. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
Autumn has definitely arrived in my hill-top garden. The lawn is soaked in dew each morning and suddenly many of my crops have given up the ghost. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
It hasn't been an easy growing year, with very hot, dry spells followed by regular downpours, but the pelargoniums have been in flower since spring and are still going strong. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
My garden has been so humid; if it wasn't raining then the air was positively dripping. So, I'm amazed at just how little blight I've seen on tomatoes or potatoes. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
I don't often grow tomatoes outdoors, but this year I planted out leftovers from the greenhouse, which became massive and hugely productive. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
This year ... I decided to pit three grafted aubergine plants against three plants grown in the conventional manner (from seed, on their own roots) to see which would 'win'. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
The peaches ('Avalon') cropped brilliantly, producing the biggest fruits yet, but as soon as they approached ripeness, the wasps attacked. Continue reading...
By Pippa Greenwood in
Grow & eat
This must be the first year that I've harvested a crop of garlic with no traces of rust: not a pustule in sight. Continue reading...
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