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Category Archives: Seeds
Seed Merchants
December is a relatively slow month for tasks within the garden, but this gives us a great opportunity to pour over the seed catalogues in preparation for what we would like to grow next year. Seed merchants normally distribute their … Continue reading
Hidden Bean Gems!
This time of year, most of us allotment growers have an abundance of runner beans that are now passed their best to be eaten as whole beans, but are we missing a trick when it comes to the swollen beans … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Seeds
Tagged borlotti beans, climbing French bean, dried beans, French beans, podded beans, runner beans, West Indian rice and peas
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Fighting for space!
There‘s a new seed sowing phenomenon gracing our gardening stores in the form of seed tape and seed discs or mats. Now I know that these are not completely new ideas as seedtape has been available for a while now, but … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Seeds
Tagged Allotment, container plants, garden, Germination, hanging baskets, Plant, plant spacing, plants, Seed, sow, Sowing, thinning plants, transplanting, Transplants, vegetable
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They’ve arrived!
I have been anxiously waiting for my parcel to grace my doorstep as I have been so excited to see the contents of the package. A few days ago, a fellow blogger was offering free chilli seeds to anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Seeds
Tagged Big Jim, big jim chilli, cayene, Cayenne, cayenne chilli, cayenne hot pepper, Chili pepper, Chilli, Habanero, Habanero Orange chilli pepper, Habenero hot chilli pepper, hinkle hatz chilli, hinkle hatz hot pepper, hot pepper, Hungarian Hot Wax chilli, Hungarian hot wax hot pepper, jaapeno chilli, jalapeno pepper, Jamaican hot chocolate chilli, Jamaican Hot Chocolate chilli pepper, jamaican hot chocolate pepper, Pepper, Plant, Plant propagation, scotch bonnet, Seed, thai giant chilli pepper, thai giant pepper, wenks yellow hot chilli
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New year, new season
Well, it’s that time of year again that we all sit down with our families, relax and eat copious amounts of food, and in my case drink a little too much! But as my husband keeps reminding me, Christmas, is … Continue reading
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