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• Growing tomatoes

  Posted in Grow & eat by Jane Moore, 08 February 2008, 12.08PM
  

  It feels like spring is on its way down here in the balmy southern slopes of Bath.

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• Squirrel damage to Brussels sprouts

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 31 January 2008, 12.04PM
  

  I've had a great few years growing an extraordinary range of vegetable crops for my series 'Veg With Pippa' in Gardeners' World Magazine.

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• Growing garlic in a clay soil

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 24 January 2008, 11.07AM
  

  I'm passionate about growing garlic. I successfully grow lots of garlic at home, despite the fact that I garden on a very heavy, clay soil.

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• Beefsteak tomatoes

  Posted in Grow & eat by Adam Pasco, 07 January 2008, 11.04AM
  

  Despite persevering with growing beefsteak tomatoes last summer I was once again severely disappointed with the results.

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• Rotten apples

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 03 January 2008, 09.16AM
  

  Thank heavens for apples! We had a fantastic crop of apples this year, despite the fact that many of the trees are not that well established.

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• Brussels sprouts

  Posted in Grow & eat by Jane Moore, 21 December 2007, 10.25AM
  

  I really love Christmas - it's the only thing that cheers up winter for me (except snowdrops - they give me something to smile about in February).

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• Cleaning glazing

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 06 December 2007, 12.12PM
  

  Only a couple of weeks ago I was waxing lyrical about my very much loved greenhouse. As light levels get lower and days get shorter, I finally got around to starting the task of cleaning the glazing.

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• Top of the veg

  Posted in Grow & eat by James Alexander-Sinclair, 22 November 2007, 08.53AM
  

  My father tells a story of when he was in the army. A particularly pompous officer lifted the lid of a dish of vegetables and snorted "carrots are not an officer's vegetable" before storming off.

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