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One of our readers experimented this year by growing potatoes in a tub on the patio. At the end of August, after the stalks had died back, he emptied out about 8Kg of tubers. Earlier in the year, four seed potatoes were planted at the base of a 20 litre pot Gradually adding compost … [Read more...]
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Organisation is the key to gardening success and garden journals make a very useful gift for the gardener friend or relative, allowing them to keep notes about plans and projects, plants and growing tips. Plans for the garden, ideas for the border and crop rotation diagrams for the … [Read more...]
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Autumn is the time of year when we should thinking about ordering and planting new fruit trees for next year. Advances in grafting techniques mean that an ever increasing range of varieties are now available as smaller trees. Here is a list of things you need to consider when planning fruit … [Read more...]
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Over the years, our gardening habits are influenced by others. In my case, our family had a long tradition of farming in the Cumbrian Lake District and growing things both commercially and for our own kitchen garden was just a way of life. Tips handed down through family members, local weather … [Read more...]
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Thank you to all those who attended our presentation "Gardening with Injury & Disability", at the Southport Flower Show over the weekend. The weather was kind compared to the forecasts we had been given and attendance was high. Many traders exhibited at the showground and the floral marquees … [Read more...]
Gardening For Health regularly give presentations at events and gardening clubs and the diary for … [Read More...]
Thousands of pounds worth of bespoke raised beds bursting with fruit and vegetables have been … [Read More...]
Whilst mooching around the garden centre as one does on a bank holiday weekend, we spied these large … [Read More...]
For those who follow or are interested in the biodynamic planting method, check out the lunar … [Read More...]
