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     Modular growing of plants
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    By Alan Down
    In Annuals and half hardy seasonal plants, Gardening, Gardening tips, Grow your own, Plant Propagation, Sowing, Vegetables
    Posted February 18, 2020

    Modular growing of plants

    Modular growing of plants is on the increase and there are many advantages to raising plants this way.   This frustrating season! Here we are in mid February and hardly a thing has been sown [...]

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     It’s now time to sow chillies and peppers!
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    By Alan Down
    In Grow your own, Plant Propagation, Sowing, Vegetables
    Posted February 6, 2020

    It’s now time to sow chillies and peppers!

    It’s now time to sow chillies and peppers! Chillies and peppers have gone from a novelty vegetable to one of the most popular seeds and vegetable plants. This rise in popularity reflects [...]

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     Tips on sowing tomato seeds
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening, Plant Propagation, Sowing, Vegetables
    Posted March 14, 2019

    Tips on sowing tomato seeds

    Tips on Sowing Tomato Seeds Sowing tomato seeds to raise your own tomato plants is not difficult but there are a few key points that need to be taken into consideration. I’d love to share [...]

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     Tips on Sowing Seeds
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening tips, Plant Propagation, Sowing
    Posted September 17, 2018

    Tips on Sowing Seeds

    It’s spring and I want to share a few of my tips on sowing seeds. I know that some of you will have already sown some and there’s a huge temptation to get growing. But don’t get carried [...]

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     Sow Sweet Peas in autumn.
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    By Alan Down
    In Cut Flowers, Plant Propagation, Sowing
    Posted September 17, 2018

    Sow Sweet Peas in autumn.

    Sow Sweet Peas in autumn. If you sow sweet peas in autumn you’ll get the very best sweet peas …but by a whisker, those sown in late winter or very early spring are only a little [...]

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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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