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Pineberry – The White Strawberry

White strawberries are a contradiction in terms as strawberries are strawberry coloured and do not taste of pineapple as these Pineberries do although they are definitely from the strawberry family.

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Great Tips for Growing Mint

Mint Cultivation and Growing Tips Mints grow in shade, partial sun and full sun although they prefer cool, damp, shady locations. They like poor soil. Mint’s strong scent wards off insects and can be quite effective if planted with cabbage and tomatoes. Mint attracts few pests or disease and doesn’t need fertilizer. If you get [...]

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Grafted Tomato a Turbo Veg for 2012

Grafting tomatoes produces growth and fruiting of one plant on the rootstock of another. Good rootstock characteristics can combine with good flavour and fruit production to good effect.

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Help with Garlic Growing

You will not need a lot of help growing Garlic if you select UK Garlic bulbs that are appropriate for our climate. Buy from seed merchants rather than use the greengrocers supply which may be a tender overseas variety. Plant separate cloves in rich soil from now until January but sooner the better. Read on for help with growing, harvesting your crop, late planting and a list of suitable varieties

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Help Growing Globe Artichokes

Speciality vegetables are worth a place in the garden and Globe Artichokes are no exception

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Giant Pumpkin Growing

Follow these simple tips to grow a 30 pound Pumpkin and with practice you will grow even bigger prizewinning Pumpkins of up to UK record size of 1725 pounds and more

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Swiss Chard a Vegetable Show Stopper

Leaf Beet can look colourful if you plants Swiss Chard Traffic Lights or a colourful variety from this range. Easy to grow and tasty with good looks what more do you need

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Top Ten Round Courgette Varieties

Curcurbita pepo may have been cultivated for upwards of 5,000 years but I bet they have not always been called Courgettes. We already call them Courgettes, Zucchini, Squash or Marrows. Below are some of the named varieties of round or ball shaped courgettes now available in the UK and elsewhere. Top Ten Round or Ball [...]

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Poppy Power to Spoil Vegetables

Poppies can get you addicted so why shouldn’t they harm other plants as well…

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Growing Autumn Raspberries

Autumn raspberries fruit on canes grown the same year. Big juicy tasty fruit can be available until October or November

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