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Growing at School (a Gardening Scheme)
Gardening is not lesson time but fun time even if you do the growing at school. Quick Result Seeds Sprouting seeds that grow in a jar without any soil. Mustard and cress a salad crop you can grow on a wet facecloth or old sponge. Annual seeds flower for just one year. They can be [...]
Plant Names that Match
Have a bit of fun naming plants as you want them to be known or buy named varieties that resonate with an occassion or person.
What is Pollination and why is it important?
Pollination is the transfer of pollen (with male hormones) from the anthers of a flower to the stigma to create fertilization and sexual reproduction. Types of Pollination Some flowers will develop seeds as a result of self-pollination, when pollen and pistil are from the same plant but different flowers. Many plants require cross-pollination, pollen and [...]
Questions on Gardening
Some of our gardening books If you would like to ask a question on gardening, feel free to leave a comment on this post. Comments on individual posts are always reviewed and answered where possible. We will try to add the answer as a new post. So check : gardenerstips.co.uk/blog We will try to focus [...]
Growing Sweet Williams – Dianthus barbatus
Tips for growing cottage garden Sweet Williams
What does Self-Sown Mean?
Seeds are self sown when seeds germinate and grow without the help of a gardener. The majority of plants grow, flower, get pollinated then set seeds. If seeds are then distributed naturally from the plant they are self sown. What Plants are Self Sown Weeds are the most common self sown plants. I am thinking [...]
Allotment Gardening your First Steps
History of Allotments Allotments were first introduced in 1845 as field gardens for the landless poor. Originally intended to grow food Victorians thought it would ‘keep them from the evils of drink’. (A cool beer or glass of wine at the end of a session on the allotment is just the job now-a-days.) In 1908 [...]
Plunge Bed Success this Spring
I have reported before about the Alpine house at RHS Harlow Carr. Now we can begin to see the fruits of all the labours both in growing and display. There must be 100 different plants on display many of which were in flower this week. I know the pictures are small but how many varieties [...]
Good Planting Technique for Good Plants
Think about the plants you are going to grow. Fruit and shrubs will be long term investments. Bedding and vegetables will need different treatment or nutrients. Prepare Your Soil Eradicate nasty perennial weeds such as Dandelions, Bindweed, Couch grass and Ground Elder. Cover with thick black polythene for at least a year to smother the [...]
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