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30 Mar 2019

March in the veg patch garden

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Regular as clockwork - blossom on the plum tree.   Tonight the clocks go forward in the UK, heralding the start of British Summer Tim...
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16 Mar 2019

Lessons learned from last year and what you can do in March

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Having resolved not to be overly hasty in seed sowing, I sat outside on a bench on Thursday with my eyes closed, my face lifted to the warm ...
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4 Mar 2019

Come into the garden! Spring thoughts about an urban veg patch

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Hello again, I'm back. Did you miss me? Well I've only been outside in the garden. I've had a winter break from blogging to sort...
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20 Dec 2018

My sweet, earthy vegetarian soup with all the festive colours of Christmas

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My Christmas Soup (Beetroot and Parsnip) from 2009 I first made this vibrant Christmas Soup almost ten years ago when I had a glut of...
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11 Dec 2018

How to easily grow avocados with guaranteed success!

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... or, how I managed to grow an avocado , kill it, and then restore it back to health - all with advice gleaned from RHS Urban Garden shows...
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26 Nov 2018

Seize the day! Rewarding times in the November garden

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You'd think by the end of autumn that all would be quiet in the garden with just a few tidying up jobs to be done, yes?  No. With the ch...
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21 Nov 2018

Focus on: Celeriac. The benefits, the recipes, and how to grow

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Celeriac is a health giving root vegetable that can be easily put back on the menu. I've been diving into the cookbooks and have come up...
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