Introduction:
December is the time to relax and plan for next year. Take time this month to go through catalogues to decide what to grow, speak to other gardeners and allotmenteers to get inspiration, clean your pots and ...
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Grow Your Own in 2021 – November
Introduction:
The garden is starting to slow down now, and without shelter most crops won’t grow very well. If you have planned and planted throughout the year, you should have crops available to harvest well into ...
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Grow Your Own in 2021 – October
Introduction:
If you are new to growing you may think that seeds can only be sown in spring, and then crops harvested in late summer and autumn, and then there’s nothing to do until the next spring. Well we’re very pleased ...
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Grow Your Own in 2021 – September
Introduction:
The edible garden in September is starting to wind down and you should be mostly harvesting what’s left. It’s also a good time to start clearing beds, covering with cardboard, and leaving them for the next ...
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This Week: Winter Seed Sowing
Winter is traditionally the time that onions and garlic are started, but there are also lots of other food crops that can be started now, some for an early spring harvest, and some for next winter!
This article covers the ...
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Don’t Throw Away Your Pumpkin!
Happy Halloween! If you are anything like me, this one day actually starts on the 1st October. I harvest my pumpkins at the end of September so that they have enough time to cure and harden, ready for carving and using at the ...
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This week: Growing Salad Crops
Sow and Grow with The Conservation Volunteers in Birmingham
Salad Growing in the UK
Most salad crops grow well in the UK. I grow mine both on my allotment and at home in raised beds in the back garden, but you can easily ...
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