Gardening tip - saving seed

Gardening tip - saving seed

Autumn is a good time save seed.  Leave a few flowerheads on your favourite plants after they've finished blooming to allow the seeds to ripen – aster seeds are attached to a head of fluffy down, which makes them easy to collect.  Store them in labelled paper bags or envelopes in a cool dry place until spring when you can sow them.  Exciting!

On the plot - perennial veg

If you have a busy life, time is short, or you just want to sample something new, why not try growing perennial vegetables?  It’s one way to avoid the annual...
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Gardeners' notes - what to do in July

Clean greenhouse glass Last month we recommended different forms of shading for your greenhouse.  Whether painted on or draped over, it is only usually only required on the south side...
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Modern heroes of horticulture - Kathy Slack

Kathy Slack’s story is one of inspiration to anyone caught in a career trajectory spiralling out of control.  Trapped in the corporate world of advertising, her journey from burnout and...
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