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How to Protect Carrots from Carrot Fly

How to Protect Carrots from Carrot Fly

Carrot fly is a bug which lays their eggs in the soil around carrots. The adult carrot fly is approximately 9mm long. Carrot fly larvae hatch and eat their way...
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beetroot - the best way to grow beetroot

How to Grow Beetroot - from sowing seeds to harvesting

Beetroot is a versatile vegetable that is easy to grow from seed.  Not only can you eat the beets themselves buy you can also eat the leaves in the same...
Sarah Talbot
Potatoes falling out of a basket onto a wooden floor

10 reasons to Plant potatoes in Planters not the Ground

Here are 10 reasons to use potato planters to grow potatoes that you might not know. Click through to see why growing potatoes in containers is so much better than...
Sarah Talbot
How to Grow your own Maca Root in containers

How to Grow your own Maca Root in containers

Maca, also known as Peruvian ginseng, is a versatile and nutritious root vegetable ideally suited to growing in the UK. Great for your edible garden, tiny gardens, balconies or anyone wil...
Sarah Talbot
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How to Grow Turnips from seed (plus are they the same as swedes?)

Learn everything you need to know to grow turnips from seed in the UK
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Rootrainers prevent birds pulling out onion sets

Exploring the rhizosphere: how to grow trouble free onion sets

Rootrainers are what I've chosen for years to grow overwintering onion sets, garlic and spring planted onion sets. Onion sets (small immature onions) allow me to have onions all year...
Nicola Wallis
Vegetable Gardening: How to Grow Mooli or White radish

Vegetable Gardening: How to Grow Mooli or White radish

Mooli is a type of radish, also known as white radish, daikon or Oriental radish.  It is popular with both gardeners and cooks in China and Japan.  It is very easy...
Nicola Wallis
5 Ways to get Free Plants wherever you are

5 Ways to get Free Plants wherever you are

Gardening can be an expensive hobby and in these economic times mean we need to find ways to save money.  Experienced gardeners often have thrifty ways of increasing their plant...
Nicola Wallis
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Product Bites: Vegetable Sacks for storing your root veg

What is/are Vegetable Sacks: Vegetable Sacks are veg storage bags made from 100% biodegradable vegetable fibres. They are indispensable to keep home grown veg in peak condition until you are...
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How to grow carrots from seed - vegetable gardening

There are few vegetables that taste better when they are home grown than carrots. Freshly pulled, sweet and full of favour compared to what can be bland and watery 'shop...
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How to grow shallots - whats the best way to grow banana shallots

How to grow superb Shallots from sets

Shallots are a member of the onion family. Divine in stews where they enrich the whole dish as they melt into oozy gorgeousness. They can also be pickled if you...
Sarah Talbot
A bunch of washed parsnips newly harvested from the vegetable garden

How to grow Perfect Parsnips

Parsnips are a good vegetable for the gardening beginners as they require very little work and are easy to grow. Read on for full growing instructions.
Vicky Standing