…flavour in summer or autumn and freeze them, but keep the leaves intact, don’t strip the small individual leaflets from the leaf stem before freezing them. Pruning can be carried out through the growi…
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…ll growing… Strawberries Nothing compares to the taste of homegrown strawberries, and those monster things you buy in punnets at the shops are generally a poor (and expensive) imitation. So, why not gr…
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…sun to part shade. Will grow fastest in a good free draining soil. Bushy and evergreen, fully frost hardy, great as a specimen shrub or as a screen. Minimum maintenance, no need to prune, but if you w…
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…s although it is generally not recommended as it can make maintenance more challenging. Start with a heavy soil without compost or manure with 1″ of course sand or propagating sand on top of the soil….
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…Malus trilobata grows to a nice comfortable 6-7m x 2-4m wide. In addition, it has dark green, deeply lobed maple like leaves turning to brilliant and eye-catching red / scarlet in autumn. The charming…
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Cabbage White Butterfly and Cabbage Moth
…and plants. There is no witholding period when harvesting crops that have been sprayed with Dipel (they can safely be eaten immediately). Dipel breaks down naturally in sunlight, so repeat sprays are…
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…, horticultural and basic design questions and offer sustainable solutions to most of the problems areas we encounter in the garden. At the end of the consultancy you get two discount vouchers to use a…
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…pruning. The ultimate aim is to open up the bush on the inside and produce a goblet shape. Each of the stems (lateral branches) should be tip pruned, they will remain productive for around 4- 5 years,…
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Tamarillos
…skin is where the bitter flavour comes from, and flesh is generally sweet, particularly if you have a yellow skinned variety. When it comes to uses, the tamarillo is endless: desserts, jams, sauces and…
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…r receives morning sun. Choose a free draining spot and prepare the site with compost and manure, then mulch well after planting to keep the soil moist. Give it a feed with organic slow release fertili…
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