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WHAT TO SOW AND JOBS TO DO ON SEPTEMBER 2013

September always feels like the start of a new gardening year,Summer crops are all ripening and you need to collect and store them but also the new seed catalogues are arriving and we need to get ready to plant those veg that we get through the Winter
Its also the perfect time to get some work done on your growing beds before the weather turn cold and the ground becomes harder to cultivate

http://www.seedsofitaly.com/

http://higgledygarden.com

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HARVESTING SALT ON THE ILE DE RE

I have always believed that with something as fundamental to our well being as the food we eat, and the fact that it is a necessity, makes total sense to me to concentrate on the taste and provenance of the things we grow or buy.  With something as simple as salt, you would at first glance think there was no difference, in fact there is all the difference in the world and I firmly believe that naturally harvested sea salt whether from the Ile de Re or the Guerande in France really is worth seeking out and using.

 

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HOW TO GROW CUCAMELONS

One of the most popular ‘designer vegetables’ Cucamelons are easy to grow productive and fairly trouble free whether being allowed to cascade from a hanging basket or climb a support in the greenhouse with the same care as a cucumber they will produce lots of grape sized fruit.

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QUADGROW – TOMATO UPDATE MID AUGUST 2013

This latest update clearly shows the advantages you gain when choosing this system to grow your tomatoes the crop is larger and more fruit on the trusses

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