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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:38 |
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 Celery isn’t the easiest vegetable to grow, but once you’ve mastered the art you’ll be the envy of all your gardening friends, as celery is a very attractive addition to the vegetable patch. Here are a few basic rules to keep in mind when growing this lovely soup and salad staple:
Step-by-step guide for growing your own :
- Choose a sunny spot in your garden with well-draining sandy soil. The area should preferably receive about 6 hours of sunlight a day, but should be sheltered during the hottest time of the day.
- Add a generous amount of well-rotted compost to the soil and remove any big stones or weeds.
- Celery seeds are very small, so it helps to mix them with fine, sandy soil before sowing to ensure that you sow them finely enough. Cover them with just a little bit of soil, as celery seeds like to be planted fairly shallowly. Germination will occur within the next three weeks.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 14:07 |
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Written by System Administrator
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:38 |
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 Leeks are members of the onion family. They are easy vegetables to grow in your garden and will tolerate most types of soil. Sow seeds of leeks now and you’ll have a bumper crop ready for winter soups and casseroles.
Step-by-step guide to growing your own leeks
- Leeks are the perfect vegetable for smaller bare patches in your garden as they are compact vegetables which grow upright.
- Sow leeks in a sunny, sheltered site with well-draining soil. Dig the soil up well and add plenty of manure and fertiliser a week prior to sowing.
- Sow seeds in rows, 30cm apart. Seeds should be sown in shallow trenches about 1cm deep. Cover with soil and water well.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 07:24 |
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Written by System Administrator
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:38 |
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 Chillies are very easy to grow in your garden or in pots, provided they receive lots of sunshine and water. Besides being an essential element of curries and many Thai foods, chillies are also an excellent source of vitamins A and C, calcium and iron. The bite in chillies comes from a compound known as capsaicin, which has anti-inflammatory properties, helps to clear the lungs, improves blood circulation and relieves constipation.
Step-by-step guide to growing your own chillies
- Choose a sunny spot in your garden with well-draining soil. A container placed in a sunny area will also provide a good home for your chill plants.
- Prepare the soil before planting by adding equal amounts of compost, superphosphate and general fertiliser to the soil.
- Plant your chilli plants 30cm apart and water well. Water twice a week to ensure the soil doesn’t dry out.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 October 2011 13:21 |
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Written by System Administrator
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:38 |
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 Potatoes are very easy to grow in your garden, and if you plant a new batch every few weeks, you’ll have a steady supply of these nutritious, versatile vegetables in the months ahead. The potato plant produces attractive flowers which eventually die back when the tubers are ready to be harvested.
Step-by-step guide to growing your own potatoes
- Go to your local grocery store and choose a few healthy-looking potatoes with “eyes”. These will become your “seed potatoes”, which are planted to produce more tubers.
- Plant seed potatoes in well composted soil, 10cm deep and 30cm apart. Water well.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 20:49 |
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Written by System Administrator
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:38 |
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 Cherry tomatoes are available in many colours and varieties, and range in size from as small as a peanut, to as big as a golf ball. They are an excellent fruit to grow with your children as they grow quickly and are easy for little fingers to pick once they have ripened.
Step-by-step guide to growing your own cherry tomatoes :
- Sow cherry tomato seeds in full sun in well composted soil. Make sure that the seeds you buy are suitable for garden cultivation and do not require a greenhouse environment.
- Sow seeds 0.5cm deep and lightly pat down the soil over the seeds. Insert support stakes for the plants when you sow the seeds as this will prevent damage to the young plants that could occur when inserting stakes at a later stage.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 13:43 |
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