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💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There are so many gardening myths out there, waiting to trip up the unwary gardener. It’s sometimes hard to separate the truth from the nonsense, but don’t worry – we’re here to help. From fallacies about feeding plants to suspect ways to improve soil, garden ‘wisdom’ isn’t…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Compost is the foundation to a thriving vegetable garden. In fact, compost heaps are nothing short of horticultural alchemy, turning garden waste and kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich goodness. If you’re not yet composting, now’s as good a time as any to get started. If you are, then…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It’s that time of year again – the autumn garden cleanup! Clearing away the debris of the past growing season helps to keep the garden tidy and reduces problems with pests and diseases. But it’s important not to get too carried away. With careful timing and targeted…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Blueberries are one of nature’s superfoods, crammed with essential nutrients, minerals and health-boosting polyphenols. Fortunately for health-conscious gardeners, they’re very easy to grow – if you get the soil conditions right. Treated right, blueberries will reward you with heavy crops of delicious, dusky berries. In this short…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Canning (also known as bottling) is a fantastic and cost-effective way to store your produce, enabling you to lock away the freshness of summer to enjoy any time of year. To can your produce safely you need to know how to effectively sterilize jars and create the…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. The arrival of autumn sees us busy tidying up the vegetable garden and clearing away the spent crops of summer. But there are still some crops to be sown, even now. It may be cooler than it was, but there’s life in the old growing season yet!…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Squashes are a staple in many gardens, yielding versatile fruits that spark our culinary creativity. They’re vigorous growers, but that doesn’t mean they’re trouble-free. Pesky pests, diseases such as powdery mildew, accidental damage, and incorrect harvesting and storing can all take their toll on your crop. In…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and vegetables, but when everything seemingly needs harvested at the same time you can’t beat the convenience of the freezer. In this short video we’ll share handy tips to make the most of your freezer space, as well…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We’re delighted and humbled to announce that the GrowVeg YouTube Channel has now reached a significant milestone – a quarter of a million subscribers! And it’s all down to you wonderful viewers. We’d like to say thanks in person – please check out this short video to…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It’s the middle of summer and harvests are coming thick and fast! But as you pick and pull some very obvious gaps will be starting to appear. To keep your garden productive for as long as possible you need to plug those gaps with more plants, pronto!…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Hot, dry weather means lots of watering. It takes time and can be costly, but a simple technique – mulching – offers a simple way to conserve precious soil moisture. Covering moist soil reduces evaporation, erosion and weed competition, which means less work for you! Use organic…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Sensational celery packs a tasty punch and is a prime ingredient in the kitchen. It’s really easy to grow too, whether you choose a trenching variety or the even more straightforward self-blanching type. Grow your own celery and you could be harvesting delectable stems from summer right…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. On warm days there’s nothing more satisfying than a fresh salad, straight from your garden – especially lettuce in all its fabulous forms. But not everyone has the space to dedicate an entire bed to salads, which is where growing vertically comes in! When space is in…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. 3 Easy Leafy Herbs for Beginners to Grow Fresh herbs bring our cooking to life, with three leafy herbs in particular cropping up time and again: basil, cilantro (coriander), and parsley. These leafy herbs are incredibly versatile and exceptionally easy to grow too. In this short video,…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Ladybugs (also known as ladybirds or lady beetles) are one of the gardener’s biggest allies. Both the adults and their ferocious-looking larvae are insatiable aphid-munchers, so they’re an essential part of your garden’s natural pest control team. You probably know an adult ladybug when you see one,…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Whether you know them as zucchini or courgette, these stars of the summer garden are renowned for being incredibly prolific. Get zucchini off to a good start and there’s no end to their generosity – you can even eat their flowers too! In this short video we’ll…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. With unbeatable aroma, character and taste, tomatoes are a must-have crop in the vegetable garden. There’s nothing quite like a fresh, home-grown tomato. Tomatoes have specific needs to grow and fruit well, but get things right and you can be picking sun-ripened, garden-grown toms within just a…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all know that kids are bundles of boundless energy, so it’s no surprise that the coronavirus lockdown is proving exhausting for many parents! If you’re looking for ideas to keep your little ones occupied, look no further. As a base for homeschooling lessons, art projects, nature…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Are you self-isolating or in lockdown because of COVID-19? Join the club! But with the right mindset – and our gardens – we’ll get through this. This enforced time at home is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your garden. In this short video we’ll share some…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. When fresh produce is thin on the ground, it’s comforting to know you’ve got a store cupboard full of preserved foods from your garden. Planting for the pantry means you can enjoy more of your delicious fruits and vegetables for longer, and helps avoid problems with unmanageable…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Does your garden plan include everything you need for success? You may have chosen the plants you want to grow, but there are other important elements that are often forgotten in the excitement of planning. In this short video we’ll share five essentials to consider for your…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Indoor-sown plants need tender loving care to flourish. Show your seedlings some love and you’ll see them grow into beautifully strong and productive individuals. From moving them into roomier living quarters to making the potentially stressful transition to life outdoors, your plants rely on you for more…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. At this time of year, the urge to start sowing for the coming growing season is almost irresistible. But it’s too soon for most crops – or is it? Bursting with nutrients and packing a punch of taste, microgreens can be sown right now for a harvest…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. When money’s tight, growing your own nutritious fruits and vegetables is an empowering way to stretch precious budgets that little bit further. But which crops will save you the most money? From rapid-growing vegetables to plants that produce almost more than you can eat, there are fruits…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. From making your own plant food to protecting plants from the elements, there are simple ways to achieve more in your garden with less. Whether you want to make pots for seed sowing, get your shed in order or even concoct a batch of organic weedkiller, there…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all love the idea of a white Christmas, but this year let’s dream of a green Christmas. It’s easy and fun to make environmentally friendly gifts that don’t cost the Earth. And as gardeners we can go one step further and grow our own unique gifts.In…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Bare-root trees are much less expensive than pot-grown plants and are available between autumn and spring, while the plants are dormant. Handily, this is also the perfect time to plant a fruit tree! Trees planted during this rest period have time to settle into their new growing…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. How do you boot out pests while boosting beneficial bugs? Finding the right balance can be tricky. Tidying up the garden for winter is a balancing act. You don’t want to leave hiding places for pests, but equally you need to give beneficial bugs a safe place…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Plastic permeates every aspect of our lives, including the garden. But as the world wakes up to its addiction, just how easy it is to ditch plastic while growing and storing more of our own food? From sowing seeds to protecting crops to low-tech ways of keeping…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Edible gardens aren’t just about fruits and vegetables. There are plenty of delicious seeds and grains you can grow too. Easy to Grow Edible Seeds and Grains Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, quinoa and amaranth can all be grown in your garden, as well as seeds from herbs…
