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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Planting out your Courgettes
Courgette fruits come in all shapes and several colours. They are wonderful to cook with and in my opinion are best when they’re lightly sautéed. Now all frost has gone in my area I can plant them outside. Here’s how … Continue reading
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Aphids!!!!!
Your plants are growing lovely, but then you notice there are some green and black fly that seem to want to get in with some action on your plants as well. There are many ways of dealing with these little … Continue reading
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Planting out the rest of the brassicas
I now have an entire bed full of brassicas, and they’re all growing really well. Plant out all your brassicas in exactly the same way, and make sure you protect them from slugs and snails, as well as from the … Continue reading
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Planting out Brukale
More planting out to do which is great. My raised beds are getting fuller and fuller. Today is the turn of the Brukale which are a cross between Brussels Sprouts and Kale. Here’s how I plant out mine… Sorry about … Continue reading
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Planting out peas
All forms of peas are best sown in succession (some each month), that way you’ll have a good supply throughout the summer. Peas can be sown from March through to September (if the weather is still good). They can be … Continue reading
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Planting out spinach
Yes it’s that time now when all those plants can be planted outside. Lots to do, but firstly the spinach. I like spinach, and so do the chickens, so hopefully we won’t be fighting over it….
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It’s getting hot and sweet in the greenhouse…
Time to prick out my hot chillies and sweet pepper chillies into individual 3 inch pots. They’ve been growing very well so far. When you prick them out, make sure you label them correctly as you don’t want any surprises…
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Pricking out my Aubergines….
Whether you call them aubergines or egg plants, they are pricked out the same way. It’s that time of year now when the sowing is all done, and now it’s full steam ahead with pricking out. Here’s how I prick … Continue reading
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He put basil in the ratatouille?
My basil has been growing very happily in the greenhouse, but now it’s too large for it’s seed tray and needs pricking out into larger pots. Here’s how I prick out mine.
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How to sow radish seeds
Radishes can be grown all year round. The winter varieties take a little longer to grow, but are just as delicious. There are so many different varieties to choose from, so go and have a look, and choose what ever … Continue reading
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