Apothecary's Rose — written on

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Rosa Gallica is one of the oldest roses we have, there are hints of it in texts ranging back to 12th Century B.C. The Persians hailed the r...

Late With The Potatoes — written on

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It's been one of those years, a late spring has put everything back. I have to be honest, I put our Ambo and Casablanca potatoes (Penn...

Bees and How to Get Them in Your Garden — written on

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When we came to Pig Row we were faced with what was a monoculture of grass and thatch , the only life was the occasional rabbit wandering t...

Stop Mowing That Grass — written on

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It's safe to say that we have more of hate-love relationship with grass at Pig Row, rather than love-hate; grass to us is just a success...

How to Make Organic Weedkiller — written on

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Before we start, this weedkiller is only being used on paths. We do not recommend spraying on to open borders something that has salt and vi...

The Herb Garden Revisited — written on

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It's two years since we started the groundworks on the herb garden . Today you would never know that this was once a dumping ground for...

What Do You Do With Weeds? — written on

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We have had a problem with weeds, largely down to Andrew having a fall last year and our greatest weeder being out of commission for severa...

Hydroponics for Beginners: Chillies — written on

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Back in May we responded to a throwaway comment on Gardeners' World , we stated then that we would try our hand at #hydroponics, taking...

The Field Is Clear — written on

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A fortnight ago we started to tackle the area we call 'the field'. We explained in an earlier post why it is called this, even th...