Probably the most underused vegetables, the Perennials reward you with years of growing so it pays dividends to get there growing conditions right as they are in the Same ground for a number of years
CONSTRUCTING A BED FOR PERENNIAL VEGETABLES
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HOW TO BUILD A RAISED BED
If you want the best Vegetables the effort of constructing a deep bed for vegetable growing is well worth the effort. This applies to some of the deep rooted vegetables that are going to stay in the bed longer than one season or to overcome a problem with your natural soil being either to heavy or nutrient/food starved.First made popular by Geoff Hamilton I have been growing in these for over 30 years, they work and improve with time
One variation I use a lot is a No dig version of a raised bed this link shows you how to build a No dig bed in under 30 minutes
THE BETTY DIARIES NO 1
The solution to most problems we encounter when gardening is to find someone with the experience and knowledge to ask the question. I’m very fortunate in having access to nearly 50 years of my own experience, but all of my mother’s as well. Both her father and father-in-law were incredibly accomplished gardeners and in one of my occasional chats with her I get to share her philosophy and thoughts on gardening where I learnt to my surprise about her own wedding flowers.
END OF SEASON HARVEST OF PUMPKINS AND SQUASH
Its been a difficult year for growing lots of vegetables but we still have some great winter squash,which if you harvest and store them correctly they will grace your kitchen over Autumn and Winter
HOW TO GROW GARLIC
In this video i cover how to grow garlic and show you type of soil it prefers the spacing it needs and the types that have worked for me over the years.
I would also like to apologies for the sound quality on the last couple of minutes as i had to voice-over during editing as I had a problem with the microphone during filming
If you would more information on growing garlic I have compiled a resource post which contains all my films on hotbeds, just click the link below