BUMPER BIRD BUNDLE

Buy two 12.55kg packs of Wiggly Seed Extra for £49 plus £3.95 p&p and get 20 free British Maize Fatballs worth £9 – perfect for stocking up for winter or sending as a gift this Christmas! Wiggly Seed Extra is a premium mixture specially formulated to be less appealing to […]

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Cutting class

Sharpen up your act with Niwaki’s superb range of quality Japanese cutting tools. The Yamakawa special-edition secateurs have ergonomic handles for great grip, and spring cushioning to enable repetitive use. They are hand-forged in the mountains of Yamagata from YCS carbon steel, which holds its edge well, sharpens up nicely, […]

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Spinach in troughs

Spinach is a great cut-and-come-again crop for growing in pots and troughs. A shallow trough is ideal because you don’t use too much compost and there is a larger growing surface for greater harvests. The seed is literally sprinkled over the surface with the seeds about 5mm apart. Lightly sprinkle […]

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THE PEAS’ KNEES

Fresh peas, straight from the pod – don’t even bother cooking ’em! They are like the sweet treats of the veg plot. So this year I’m growing a dwarf variety called ‘Meteor’, which only grow to about 45cm (18inches high). It’s early May now – so far so good. Germination […]

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Polytunnel Strawberries

Who doesn’t love strawberries, especially homegrown? I have quite a few plants growing in pots in the polytunnel. I leave them outside after harvesting and then bring them back into the polytunnel in early spring. I give them a good feed of general (liquid) fertiliser and then let the warmth […]

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Sowing Turnips

I’ve not grown turnips for a while now as they have never been in great demand by the family. However, I do love them in a Cornish pasty, so that’s a good enough reason for growing them to my mind. I’m sowing two rows in all in this 1m square […]

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