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Sowing and growing Biennial flowers

Biennials differ from annuals – which flower and set seed all in one growing season – in that they grow fast from seed and develop strong roots and foliage in one season, before flowering in the next.

For most, this means that they germinate and grow without flowering in summer and autumn, remaining dormant over winter, then

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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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RESOURCES—Herbs

Herbs are some of the best things to grow for the kitchen and even it you only have a small patio or a few pots you can add lots of fresh flavor from a small space with this versatile group of plants.They don’t all need free draining soil and lots of heat to grow to there best and as we are all about taste growing your own herbs means you can include them in quantity’s to really transform some dishes.

1.“>Parsley

2.“> Sage

3“>.Rosemary

4“>.Thyme

5.“>Basil

6.“>Chervil

7.Mint

8. Vietnamese coriander

9. Garlic Chives

10. Sculpit

11.Agretti

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How to grow Chervil

In this video I talk about one of the essential herbs of the French kitchen garden but for some reason one that seems to be forgotten elsewhere. One of the great things about Chervil is that it prefers light shade so doesn’t  fight for space with the better-known Mediterranean herbs

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24 hour Dill Pickled Gherkins!

These incredibly tasty  Dill and Garlic pickled  Gherkins couldn’t be easier, ready in 24 hours from picking a great way to store and use all those small cucumbers and gherkins that we  all have. It only takes half a dozen ingredients to transform these small green beauties into great tasty treat

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