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• Greenhouse fund

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 20 November 2007, 10.17AM
  

  I splashed out and bought myself a greenhouse, in fact the greenhouse of my dreams a few years ago. A lovely red cedar affair with a brick base...

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• Heritage vegetables

  Posted in Grow & eat by Adam Pasco, 12 November 2007, 10.12AM
  

  I'm beginning to wonder whether growing old heirloom or heritage varieties of vegetables is really worthwhile.

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• An apple a day

  Posted in Grow & eat by Jane Moore, 26 October 2007, 11.09AM
  

  I love a good bargain and always like to have a quick scour through the bargain basement section of my local garden centre every time I'm there.

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• Passion for potatoes

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 11 October 2007, 09.19AM
  

  It was definitely NOT the best year to choose to grow large numbers of sweet potatoes, but yes, it was the year that I did so!

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• King of cabbages

  Posted in Grow & eat by Jane Moore, 04 October 2007, 09.25AM
  

  I know I keep banging on about cabbages but they are just about the best crops I have grown this year...I've got cabbages coming out of my ears (strange thought!)

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• Autumn feast

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 27 September 2007, 12.29PM
  

  It's great. The canes on my autumn-fruiting rasperries are whipping around in the incredible wind we're having, but they're absolutely laden with fruit.

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• Heavenly horticultural fleece

  Posted in Grow & eat by Pippa Greenwood, 20 September 2007, 09.00AM
  

  Thank heavens for fleece. I have yet to discover exactly what it is made from, and I suspect that it may not fit totally in to the 'environment friendly/recycled' preference that I have...but it is great stuff.

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• They're off!

  Posted in Grow & eat by Jane Moore, 12 September 2007, 09.56AM
  

  After a slow start my runner beans are finally off and away and are producing a late but very welcome crop.

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