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  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. gladioli flowers
    Flowers, Gardening, Plants

    When Do Gladioli Flower in the UK?

     With tall stems of bright coloured blooms, Gladioli flowers are a firm favourite among gardeners for good reason, but when do they flower in the UK? Typically Gladioli flower from […]
    Posted On: 08/08/22
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Plants, Stuart Thomas

    The Best Plants For Pots In The UK

     The best plants for pots are those that don’t need too much space. If their roots don’t go too deep (unless you have a large planter), you’re pretty safe to […]
    Posted On: 28/07/22
  6. Gardening, Planting, Plants, Vegetables

    How To Grow Asparagus In The UK

     In the wild, asparagus often grows in coastal habitats where it thrives in soils that are too salty for normal weeds to grow. The first shoots that appear in the […]
    Posted On: 28/07/22