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    Monthly Archive for: "January, 2021"
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     Tomato Variety Trials
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    By Alan Down
    In Grow your own, Plant Focus, Vegetables
    Posted January 23, 2021

    Tomato Variety Trials

    Are you considering which tomato variety to grow this year? Well I’ll give you some pointers from a relatively recent trial. Shop bought tomatoes in Winter Sadly the home grown crop is [...]

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     Green Roofs
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Ground cover plants, Urban Gardening, Wildlife
    Posted January 20, 2021

    Green Roofs

    Green roofs are slowly but surely appearing in Britain. It’s not that they are new it’s just that they we Brits seem to intrinsically mistrust them. Or is the cost that makes us hold [...]

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     How to grow fresh rhubarb
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    By Alan Down
    In Grow your own, Seasonal Gardening, Vegetables
    Posted January 18, 2021

    How to grow fresh rhubarb

    To grow fresh rhubarb is easy but you need to be patient. Once established rhubarb will keep on cropping for many years with little attention from you! It’s a firm favourite with British [...]

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     Plants to Deter Burglars
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening tips, Shrubs, Trees and Shrubs
    Posted January 5, 2021

    Plants to Deter Burglars

    Plants to Deter Burglars in the Garden There has been a spate of burglaries recently and the usual powered garden equipment has been the prime target. It makes sense to lock this sort of stuff up [...]

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     Renovating old fruit trees is perfect for a New Year
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    By Alan Down
    In Fruit, Pruning
    Posted January 1, 2021

    Renovating old fruit trees is perfect for a New Year

    Renovating old fruit trees is the perfect job for a cold day with blue sky and bright sunshine! No more so than after too much rich food and drink! Those bright days should entice you out into [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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