All posts by Mark Abbott-Compton

JUNE—WHAT TO SOW AND GROW

June is a great month in the garden still lots of things to plant for the Summer and also time to be thinking of some of the Winter veg we can sow. I also share with you some advice on why where you buy your seeds from can dramatically affect how successful your germination will be.

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GROWING TOMATOES IN A QUAD GROW—- FILM 2

In this second film i explain why and how to mix the feed that will have arrived with your Quad Grow and why to keep to topped up.Already there is a slight difference in vigor of the plants in the Quad Grow as opposed to the Growbags

One of the great advantages of this method is that your plants dont get stressed when the days get hot as they never entirely dry out and stressed plants are always more likely to suffer disease

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INTERVIEW WITH CRUG FARM PLANTS CHELSEA 2013

Unlike most nurseries which offer us different cultivars of various plants, Crug Farm uniquely offer varieties of species collected by them in the wild and even have brand new unnamed species they have discovered just like the great plant hunters of the last century.  Sue and Bleddyn travel the globe for up to three months at a time to the most inaccessible far flung corners of the globe.

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INTERVIEW WITH KATE GOULD CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2013

Kate Gould’s The Wasteland garden was a really innovative garden which very cleverly show cased sculptures made of  recycled materials and used everyday affordable materials combined in such a way as to be really inspiring.  The planting of the garden was beautifully executed and very cleverly selected choice of plants creating a really harmonious feeling within the garden.It was no suprise that kate won a Gold medal for her garden.

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