Making the most of your produce
06 April 2011
The greenhouse is the perfect place to grow a variety of fruit. In fact some fruit such as greenhouse grapes will positively thrive in the warmer environment under glass that mimics the Mediterranean...
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07 April 2011
Don’t confuse courgettes with those mushy vegetables you were fed at school. Young, tender fruits of these delicious vegetables can be eaten raw, grated into Rosti, baked and stuffed, fried in herbs,...
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04 March 2011
Chillies are one of the most widely grown and eaten crops in the world. They mostly originate from South America where the climate is much warmer than the UK and they need plenty of warmth to grow. That...
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11 February 2011
Potatoes are one of the easiest garden vegetables to grow. For the very best results grow them in a vegetable patch in the garden soil. They do need plenty of space to achieve their full potential but...
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10 November 2010
There are few plants in the fruit and vegetable garden that are as prolific, versatile and as early as rhubarb and yet many gardeners still don’t grow it When it comes to growing fruit, rhubarb...
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10 November 2010
Great plants for autumn berries. Utilise all the characteristics of garden plants to fill your garden with colour and interest all year round. Berried plants add jewels of colour to the garden when other...
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13 September 2010
Isn’t it funny how you sometimes can’t even give away gluts of summer vegetables? Take the humble courgette (or zucchini if you live across the pond). It’s a fantastic plant that crops...
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21 September 2010
After a summer of wet and warm weather one of the crops that have really performed this year are tree fruit. A warm spring nurtured the blossom, enticing the bees out early to perform their magical pollination...
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07 July 2010
Most greenhouse gardeners grow tomatoes. There’s a good reason for this, it’s because the flavour of homegrown tomatoes completely surpasses anything you can buy in the shops even if you buy...
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11 June 2010
Everyone loves the smell and the taste of strawberries. But when a small bowlful can cost the earth, isn’t it time you grew your own? The flavour of these home-grown fruit far outweighs anything...
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12 May 2010
If there’s one group of plants in the garden that are worth their weight in gold it has to be the herbs. Just a few leaves, the odd stem or a fragrant flower makes an incredible difference in the...
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12 May 2010
Even without a garden there is one crop that most people can grow in pots on a balcony, terrace or small patio area. Salad leaves, just like the ones you buy in bags from the supermarket are extremely...
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14 April 2010
Think of summer menus and the thought of a fresh, garden picked salad will quickly form in your mind. Most people’s idea of salad has three essential ingredients; lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers....
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29 March 2010
Most gardeners that own a greenhouse grow tomatoes. That’s quite surprising when you consider that they are not the simplest or easiest crop to grow, but not surprising when you realise that nothing...
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