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balcony gardening, Brassicas, Chillies, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, Herbs, mulches, no-dig gardening, Salad, Starting seeds

SOWING SEEDS IN MODULES

 

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Hotbeds, no-dig gardening

How to make a Hotbed

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Using the Great No-Dig concept but adding the age old technique of constructing a HotBed we can create a growing space that will allow us to harness the free heat generated by composting manure to grow early crops.

I have used this method for years and although its simple it gives great results

This technique was used at Chatsworth and Heligan to grow pineapples and Citrus in purpose made beds I have just taken this technique and adapted it for Vegetables using readily available Horse Manure

 

If you would more information on Hotbeds I have compiled a resource post which contains all my films on hotbeds,  just click the link below

Hotbed resource post

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, no-dig gardening, Salad

Sowing and Growing Carrots

Sweet and juicy straight from the Raised- bed new season carrots are a real treat and providing you give them the right conditions and protection dead easy to grow.I show you how i use the broadcasting method to sow them and why fleece is an essential to protect then from Carrot Root Fly

The early sowing can use fast maturing variety’s or the small round variety’s which also grow well in containers,and the latter sowing use Main crop variety’s to store for winter use

 

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no-dig gardening, Problems with vegatables

SOWING AND GROWING PARSNIPS

Now is the time to be sowing your parsnips for the winter.  These are one of my all time favourite vegetables!  They can be tricky but well worth the effort and they really do respond to having well prepared soil and being kept weed free over there long growing season

If your soil is heavy its always a good idea to incorporate some grit or “Rock Dust” into the growing deb and use a proper rake to create a fine tilth for sowing

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Problems with vegatables, Starting seeds, Tomatoes

RESOURCES—TOMATOES

Tomatoes are the favorite summer crop for most gardeners and if you follow some simple steps will reward you with a taste that you just can not  buy. These films take you through a seasons growing using a variety of techniques and cover how to feed Tomatoes and some of the preventative measures you can take to avoid problems.

1.Starting with Tomatoes

2.How to sow Tomatoes for great germination

3.Tomato seedlings how to pot on

4.How to plant out Tomatoes

5.Tomatoes  the vital importance of ‘Pinching Out’

6.Spraying Tomatoes Organically with “MILK”!!!

7Tomatoes Preventative Organic spraying against Blight

8.Tomatoes    Truss Supports ? On a Tomato !!

9. Tomato Feeding -How to balance nutrients

10.Tomatoes Late Summer update  Defoliate

11. Bettys Tumbling Tomatoes

If you haven’t decided which variety’s of tomatoes to grow this year you may want to watch these films first

A.  Those Tomatoes that simply taste the best

B. Exciting Tomato recommended by Raymond Blanc

 

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