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  1. a carefully placed pile of harvested beetroot plants
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    How to Grow Beetroot

     An earthy little root vegetable, beetroot’s perfect for pickling, roasting and boiling (if you like a pan of pink water too). Aside from when the soil’s cold and hard, you […]
    Posted On: 08/08/22
  2. A pile of spicy-looking chillies
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    How to Grow Chillies

     Growing chillies has been popular for thousands of years. The Aztecs used to punish their children by holding them over smoking chillies, and there’s evidence of their cultivation going back […]
    Posted On: 01/08/22
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    How to Grow Cucumbers in the UK

     Cucumbers are a later-spring/summer favourite, with their crisp skin, cool insides and ubiquitous presence in salads. Growing your own is a worthy endeavour, but it’s good to get some tips […]
    Posted On: 01/08/22
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    How To Grow Asparagus In The UK

     In the wild, asparagus often grows in coastal habitats where it thrives in soils that are too salty for normal weeds to grow. The first shoots that appear in the […]
    Posted On: 28/07/22
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    How To Plant Runner Beans

     The first thing you need to decide is where in the garden you want to grow your runner beans. You don’t need to have a veg garden, as they’ll be […]
    Posted On: 28/07/22
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    How to Grow Broad Beans

     Broad beans, also known as fava beans, are hardy legumes which are very easy to grow, growing in a variety of soils and climates. The broad bean plant doesn’t take […]
    Posted On: 14/07/22