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Stuart Thomas

Stuart Thomas’s posts on the Primrose blog

  1. a carefully placed pile of harvested beetroot plants
    Allotment, Gardening, Grow Your Own, How To, Planting, Plants, Stuart Thomas, Vegetables

    How to Grow Beetroot

     An earthy little root vegetable, beetroot’s perfect for pickling, roasting and boiling (if you like a pan of pink water too). Aside from when the soil’s cold and hard, you […]
    Posted On: 08/08/22
  2. A pile of spicy-looking chillies
    Gardening, Grow Your Own, How To, Plants, Stuart Thomas, Vegetables

    How to Grow Chillies

     Growing chillies has been popular for thousands of years. The Aztecs used to punish their children by holding them over smoking chillies, and there’s evidence of their cultivation going back […]
    Posted On: 01/08/22
  3. Gardening, How To, Planting, Plants, Stuart Thomas, Vegetables

    How to Grow Cucumbers in the UK

     Cucumbers are a later-spring/summer favourite, with their crisp skin, cool insides and ubiquitous presence in salads. Growing your own is a worthy endeavour, but it’s good to get some tips […]
    Posted On: 01/08/22
  4. Gardening, Seasonal Guides, Stuart Thomas, Summer

    Managing a drought-struck lawn

     Putting it mildly, it’s been pretty hot lately. The UK’s seen some of the highest temperatures it’s ever experienced, and we’ve all felt the drag of an obscenely hot few […]
    Posted On: 29/07/22