The basics
Growing your own fruit and veg is great for the environment with a tiny carbon foot print. There are also health benefits of growing organically and the reassurance of knowing exactly what’s happened to your produce before it hits your plate. If you are new to growing food then try just a handful of crops, but once you are hooked there’ll be no stopping you.
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Storing your crops Many gardeners harvest bumper crops and find that at the end of the growing season they are left with a glut that they cannot use…
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Top 10 easiest vegetables to grow 1. Beetroot Try the Beetroot Cardeal from Unwins Bolt resistant and hugely popular Read our guide on how to grow beetroot 2. Carrots The Autumn King variety…
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Intercropping Intercropping is a way of increasing the productivity in your garden, by growing lots of vegetables together with different harvesting times. There are not many…
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How to sow vegetable seeds Sowing vegetables from seed is much more cost effective than buying plants. Also, there are many more interesting and unique varieties available from seed, including…
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Crop rotation Crop rotation is simply a way to ensure that crops are grown in different section of the garden year on year. It does require a…
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What is companion planting? Companion planting is a traditional practice used by organic gardeners and is used to naturally protect vulnerable crops from pests and diseases. By growing specific…