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‹ Return to Winter Plant Protection Made Simple: Safeguard Your Allotment from Frost ...

A guide to Winter plant protection on the plot - how to protect your crops from frost, snow, and Winter problems.

Some years ago we moved to a new house which had a tiny suburban garden giving little room for growing vegetables, mainly a small herb bed and some salad crops. Then I realised there was an allotment ...

These fruit growing guides are designed to introduce you to the main facts needed when growing the individual fruits. They also link through to other relevant pages on the site. For example – there is ...

Leeks are very hardy member of the onion family and are grown to gigantic sizes for showing, particularly in the North East of England. But smaller plants are tastier and more tender for cooking Leeks ...

Most compound fertilisers will contain three elements essential for growth, NPK which stands for Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K). These elements help plants grow in different ways. An ...

Potatoes are a productive crop but to achieve their potential yield they require sufficient nutrients (basically NPK), water and reasonable weather. The exact requirements will depend on what variety ...

I’m totally convinced that they don’t make them like they used to. My 1976 Merry Tiller is built like a Panzer tank! Modern machines may be quieter and more efficient but the older rotavators are ...

Once you’ve got the basics of vegetable growing under your belt, you might fancy growing for show. Vegetable show growing is a great hobby. Sometimes it’s just a bit of fun competition on the ...

In the UK, allotments are small parcels of land rented to individuals usually for the purpose of growing food crops. There is no set standard size but the most common plot is 10 rods, an ancient ...

This simple potato soup recipe doesn’t take long to prepare and is delicious. Each large portion contains around just 150 calories ...