Tomatoes – planning the 2019 season
I’ve been sorting out my tomatoes ready for sowing and looking back at the 2018 season. Tomatoes are a bit . . .
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Category: Product reviews
Vegetable trials – the results
High temperatures and little rain made it a challenging season in the veg plot. Some things seemed to ignore the . . .
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Gardening trials – the flowers
Dainty erigeron, towering sunflowers – this year’s flower Gardening Trials have certainly been varied. There have been some standout stars . . .
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Review: Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood
Want to grow your own veg but don’t know where to start? I was invited to trial a scheme run . . .
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Sweet peas shrug off the heat
Given the hot, dry summer, I’d fully expected the sweet peas to fare badly this year. They like a rich, . . .
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Product review: Earth Cycle Composts
This year, I’m trying out some Earth Cycle composts, made from recycled green waste and cow manure When I stopped . . .
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Review: Learning With Experts gardening course
I’ve spent the past few weeks back in school. Not the traditional behind the desk type and not struggling with . . .
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Review: Conquering fear on a Henchman ladder
I was sent a Henchman ladder to review. There are a few jobs I tend to put off doing in . . .
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Product review: Fiskar Xact™ Weed Puller
Duelling with dandelions “Over-engineered,” muttered my other half as we struggled to get the generous quantity of packaging off the Fiskar . . .
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Sweet Corn Shoots product review
I’m always a sucker for a new pack of seeds, particularly anything edible, so when Suttons Seeds suggested I try . . .
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