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Pests & Diseases: all you need to know about Asparagus Beetle
Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) is a small beetle that affects vegetable asparagus, but not ornamental Asparagus species. Symptoms Affected plants may have crooked spears and chewed bark and foliage which...
How to Grow Leeks from seeds - in the UK
What are they? Leeks, which are famous as the Welsh national emblem, are related to the onion but easier to grow. They are a must for vegetable growing as their...
Christmas Leftovers Recipe
The quick and easy leftover recipe to make Brussel Sprouts EVERYONE will like. This east supper dish is one you will use year after year.
Sustainable Gardening - the use of Bamboo
Sustainable Gardening: Haxnicks and the Environment We are using bamboo pots and seed trays as a sustainable alternative to plastic. At Haxnicks we care about the environment and the environmental...
Is this pudding the best thing about summer?
Summer Pudding or Summer Fruit Pudding is a British dessert traditionally made of sliced white bread, layered in a deep bowl with fruit and fruit juice. The first reference to...
Delicious Green Tomato recipe - Green Tomato & Apple Chutney
This green tomato recipe is taken from Plot to Pot by Madeleine Cardozo and is supposed to be made in late September. Ideal when the summer has run out and...
Potato growing for beginners - the easiest way to grow potatoes!
When I went to Ecuador they had over 200 varieties of potato in use and all of the ones I tasted were subtly different from each other. Not a big...
Self Watering Tower garden for vegetable growing
The Self Watering Tower Garden is self watering. That's right! Self watering! It does what it says on the tin, or would do if it came in a tin. But...
Growing early broad beans in pots
How to Grow Broad Bean Plants with Vigoroot Pots, Growlite Coir and Water Saucers Now I would like to share with you a new and rather different method of growing...
Haxnicks helps orphans in Zambia to Grow their Own
I Have a heart-warming story to tell this month. Haxnicks has been preparing a new vegetable garden far from its homeland in sunny Zambia. Inspired by my great grand-daughter Lali...
Sweet Cicely and Rhubarb
Sweet Cicely Hello Gardeners, Here is a little known herb that is easy to grow and looks as pretty as it's name. Sweet Cicely has an aromatic aniseed like flavour...
March and there is still much to do
Its March. The sun is out , the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud to spoil the view, it’s time to get going as there’s so much to do!...