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Grow your own winter salad
BBC — Fresh salad can be grown through the winter - in the garden or in a window box. With careful planning you could be picking fresh leaves to garnish your Christmas dinner. Sow seeds between late August and mid-November. Regular sowings will ensure ...More…
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Grow pumpkins
BBC — See how to grow the best pumpkin for Halloween. Follow our guide to ensure your pumpkin is the biggest and tastiest. Keep moist and when roots begin to show through the bottom transfer into a 12.5cm (5in) pot. Plant outside once established, ...More…
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Growing a peach tree
BBC — Once peaches and nectarines could only be cultivated in greenhouses but new dwarf trees have been bred which are ideal for growing on a warm, sunny patio. We show you how to grow your own peaches. Choose a large container that is at least 30cm ...More…
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Growing fruit trees
BBC — You don't need to have an orchard to enjoy home-grown fruit. We show you how to get started. Dig a hole at least one third wider than the tree's root system. Insert a stake into the hole off centre by about 7-8cm (3in). Place the tree in the hole ...More…
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Growing broad beans
BBC — Broad beans are an ancient favourite with evidence of cultivation from as early as 6,000 BC. Easy to grow, high in protein and rich in vitamin C they're still a must for today's vegetable plot. Prepare the planting site by digging over and adding ...More…
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Growing beetroot
BBC — Freshly picked beetroot are wonderfully tender with a delicious earthy taste. Best of all, they're really easy to grow from seed. Follow our guide for the perfect crop. Prepare soil for sowing by digging. Remove weeds, large stones and rake to ...More…
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Harvesting apples
BBC — If you store your apples properly, you'll be able to enjoy them throughout the winter. Autumn is the time for harvesting apples as they need to be picked and stored before the first frosts. From September onwards, pick apples when they're ripe ...More…
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Growing sweetcorn
BBC — Plant sweetcorn in the spring and by late summer you'll be picking lots of fresh cobs, which are far tastier and more succulent than any you can buy in the shop. There are many varieties to try, all of which will thrive in a sheltered, sunny spot ...More…
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Growing strawberries
BBC — Strawberries take up hardly any room, produce attractive flowers and delicious fruit, and are easy to maintain. Follow our advice on growing your own. Prepare the soil by digging over, removing any perennial weeds and adding manure. Place the ...More…
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Growing spinach, spinach beet and chard
BBC — Leafy chard, spinach and spinach beet are easy to grow, tasty and full of goodness. Here's our guide to growing your own. Prepare soil for sowing by digging and adding plenty of well-rotted manure. Remove weeds, large stones and rake to leave a ...More…
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Growing raspberries
BBC — Raspberries are expensive to buy in the shops, but are really easy to grow if you can give them a sunny or partly shaded spot with well-drained soil. Prepare site by weeding and digging in plenty of well-rotted manure a few weeks before ...More…
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Growing peas
BBC — Sow peas from March onwards, and you'll be eating sweet, tender peas straight from the pod all through the summer months. Prepare a planting site by digging over your plot and adding compost or well-rotted manure. Make sure the ground is warm and ...More…