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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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.












