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Continue reading →: Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Kale and some Cabbages PLANTED OUT!Just wanted to pop in with a quick post (from my phone, so hopefully autocorrect doesn’t “help” too much with spelling). I don’t work until the afternoon today, so I spent nearly 3 hours out in the garden this morning. I planted out and netted (no butterflies on my brassicas…
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Continue reading →: Glacial Rock Dust Review (Part 1)I’ve been hearing about how great rock dust is for your soil… Feed your soil to feed your plants to feed yourself. So when I saw some Glacial Moraine Rock Dust in the garden centre, I treated myself. I guess technically, I used the birthday money my grandma gave me…
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Continue reading →: Planting Elephant GarlicElephant garlic is more closely related to leeks than to garlic, despite what the name leads you to believe. The leaves are suposed to be more leek-like, but the plant forms a bulb of cloves like garlic does. The flavour of them is more mild than garlic, but with a similar…
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Continue reading →: Tomato Update (Early May 2015)
I figured it was about time I did an update on the tomatoes. They are way overdue to go outside, but outside isn’t ready for them just yet. I’ll go through the update by variety, as I need to get the tomatoes all sorted out anyway. So…
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Continue reading →: Broad beans
I planted out the ‘Windsor’ broad beans on May 8. It snowed on May 11. The beans are fine… Broad beans are not my most favourite bean. But as a plant, they are very welcome in my garden. Their nitrogen fixing nodules on their roots will help my soil. Their…
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