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It is important to choose a still day when sowing these s seeds. The seeds are wind distributed so very light and easily blown away. |
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Attempting to beat the dreaded carrot fly Unfortunately carrot flies thrive in moist and mild climates – just like ours and our countryside provides many wild plants, such as cow parsley, which the carrot fly is attracted to. Problems with carrot fly larvae can discourage gardeners from even trying to grow carrots. This is how we attempt to control the beasts! |
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Can straw be used to protect carrots over winter? |
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There are very few seeds that we sow directly in the ground. This includes all the different varieties of beans that we grow. |
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Peas are green, tomatoes and beetroot are red and carrots are orange! Defy convention and grow something a little different! |
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There is nothing to beat the taste of freshly harvested sweetcorn |
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What happened when we didn't bother to net our cabbages |
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Successional sowings can be worthwhile |
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Garlic likes a sunny well drained position which can be tricky when growing on a clay soil. For this reason we prefer to start our garlic off in pots in our cold greenhouse. For a summary of varieties tried and performance click here |
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We use sets from which to grow our onions and shallots. |
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There seems to be disagreement amongst the "experts" as to whether chitting produces a better crop of potatoes than planting ‘unchitted’ seed potatoes. If your seed potatoes arrive in January the your choice has been made! |
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Taking some of the hard work out of planting potatoes! No more digging trenches for us, we prefer a less labour intensive method |
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Our method of growing leeks to eat rather than to show |
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These links all have growing tips too |
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These links all have growing tips too |
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These links all have growing tips too |
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These links all have growing tips too Some of these crops are also brassicas and not technically root crops but I have included them here) |
